Gabon vs. Svalbard Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gabon instead of Svalbard, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Svalbard
Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $17.89
FCFA10,095
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $13.42
FCFA7,571
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.49
FCFA841

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Svalbard
Gabon
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.52
FCFA857
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.70
FCFA2,650
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $11.57
FCFA6,528

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Svalbard
Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.08
FCFA2,302
Monthly public transit pass ?? $49.19
FCFA27,761
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $30,408.43
FCFA17,161,338

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Svalbard
Gabon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $71.55
FCFA40,380
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,073.24
FCFA605,694
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $447.18
FCFA252,373

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Svalbard
Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $178.87
FCFA100,949
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,813.38
FCFA3,280,844

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Svalbard
Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.07
FCFA606
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $6.26
FCFA3,533
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.68
FCFA1,514

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Svalbard
Gabon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $89.44
FCFA50,475
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $44.72
FCFA25,237
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $53.66
FCFA30,285

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