Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 9.7% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Gabon instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Gabon
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 67.6% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 25.0% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.02
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 1.3% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.39
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.29
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.42
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
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