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Gabon vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 2.5 times more expensive than Ukraine overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 3.4 times more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 89.6% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 0.3% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 27.3% more in Gabon

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Gabon are more expensive than in Ukraine. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Ukraine	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.41 UAH280.12	$17.89 FCFA10,202	+179.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.63 UAH245.83	$13.42 FCFA7,652	+138.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 UAH26.61	$1.49 FCFA850	+144.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 UAH18.08	$1.43 FCFA816	+245.8%
Average			+177.0%

Ukraine vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

	Ukraine	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 UAH29.71	$1.52 FCFA866	+123.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 UAH184.11	$4.70 FCFA2,678	+11.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 UAH179.05	$11.57 FCFA6,598	+182.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 UAH71.86	$5.55 FCFA3,163	+237.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 UAH80.00	$4.06 FCFA2,314	+121.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 UAH17.33	$2.03 FCFA1,157	+411.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 UAH29.46	$2.03 FCFA1,157	+200.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 UAH32.52	$1.62 FCFA926	+118.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 UAH39.20	$1.62 FCFA926	+80.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 UAH11.98	$1.62 FCFA926	+491.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 UAH9.78	$1.62 FCFA926	+625.0%
Average			+236.7%

Ukraine vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.6% more for transportation

	Ukraine	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 UAH223.49	$4.08 FCFA2,327	-20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 UAH532.46	$49.19 FCFA28,057	+303.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,398.14 UAH1M	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	+7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.37 UAH190.94	$7.34 FCFA4,184	+67.8%
Average			+89.6%

Ukraine vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Ukraine	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.80 UAH253.19	$71.55 FCFA40,810	+1134.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$311.65 UAH13,616.03	$1,073.24 FCFA612K	+244.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$214.10 UAH9,354.01	$447.18 FCFA255K	+108.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.84 UAH2,876.41	$68.39 FCFA39,010	+3.9%
Average			+372.9%

Ukraine vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 0.3% less for childcare

	Ukraine	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$259.96 UAH11,357.37	$178.87 FCFA102K	-31.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,454.26 UAH195K	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	+30.5%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ukraine	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 UAH44.49	$1.07 FCFA612	+5.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.16 UAH50.64	$6.26 FCFA3,571	+440.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 UAH113.84	$2.68 FCFA1,530	+3.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.59 UAH1,030.58	$67.08 FCFA38,259	+184.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.94 UAH172.07	$4.50 FCFA2,564	+14.1%
Average			+129.4%

Ukraine vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.3% more for clothing

	Ukraine	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 UAH2,256.06	$89.44 FCFA51,012	+73.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.33 UAH1,324.96	$44.72 FCFA25,506	+47.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 UAH3,386.13	$53.66 FCFA30,607	-30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.90 UAH3,927.90	$107.32 FCFA61,215	+19.4%
Average			+27.3%

Ukraine vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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