Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 18.5% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 39.2% more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
$66.00
|
$15.91
FCFA9,755
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
$44.60
|
$12.15
FCFA7,452
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.44
|
$0.88
FCFA540
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$5.18
|
$0.88
FCFA540
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
$14.08
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
$25.98
|
$4.71
FCFA2,891
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
$51.47
|
$7.65
FCFA4,693
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
$25.07
|
$3.48
FCFA2,133
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
$24.26
|
$4.41
FCFA2,704
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
$12.60
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
$6.21
|
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
$8.08
|
$2.24
FCFA1,375
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
$13.15
|
$1.22
FCFA746
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.55
|
$1.06
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
$4.19
|
$1.43
FCFA874
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
$21.79
|
$4.14
FCFA2,539
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
$352.91
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
$202,307.45
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,015,402
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
$52.26
|
$10.89
FCFA6,681
|
|
pay 83.5% more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
$345.03
|
$69.84
FCFA42,827
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
$3,331.35
|
$1,089.47
FCFA668,109
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
$2,510.54
|
$586.64
FCFA359,751
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
$268.94
|
$85.45
FCFA52,401
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
$1,544.22
|
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
$37,709.13
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,541,789
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
$10.40
|
$1.01
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$23.37
|
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
$34.50
|
$1.84
FCFA1,131
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
$300.37
|
$69.14
FCFA42,399
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
$53.00
|
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
|
pay 15.4% more for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
$356.67
|
$53.08
FCFA32,549
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
$253.51
|
$64.25
FCFA39,401
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
$701.69
|
$79.61
FCFA48,823
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
$587.19
|
$96.38
FCFA59,102
|
|
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