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Gabon vs. United Kingdom Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 18.6% cheaper than United Kingdom overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.6% less in Gabon
Groceries: pay 59.2% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 44.2% less in Gabon
Housing: pay 18.6% less in Gabon
Childcare: pay 79.2% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.5% less in Gabon
Clothing: pay 8.1% less in Gabon

Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Gabon.

Gabon vs. United Kingdom Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gabon instead of United Kingdom, you would:

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pay 6.6% less for restaurants

	United Kingdom	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.41 £15.38	$17.89 FCFA10,202	-12.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.94 £7.49	$13.42 FCFA7,652	+35.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 £1.75	$1.49 FCFA850	-35.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 £1.24	$1.43 FCFA816	-13.1%
Average			-6.6%

United Kingdom vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.2% more for groceries

	United Kingdom	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 £1.20	$1.52 FCFA866	-4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.71 £3.55	$4.70 FCFA2,678	-0.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 £4.67	$11.57 FCFA6,598	+86.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.87 £2.92	$5.55 FCFA3,163	+43.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 £2.92	$4.06 FCFA2,314	+4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 £0.99	$2.03 FCFA1,157	+53.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 £0.55	$2.03 FCFA1,157	+177.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 £0.97	$1.62 FCFA926	+26.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 £1.13	$1.62 FCFA926	+8.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 £0.54	$1.62 FCFA926	+125.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 £0.53	$1.62 FCFA926	+128.9%
Average			+59.2%

United Kingdom vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.2% less for transportation

	United Kingdom	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.22 £5.44	$4.08 FCFA2,327	-43.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$99.05 £74.66	$49.19 FCFA28,057	-50.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,224.29 £27,304.57	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	-16.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.08 £16.64	$7.34 FCFA4,184	-66.8%
Average			-44.2%

United Kingdom vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.6% less for housing

	United Kingdom	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.90 £31.58	$71.55 FCFA40,810	+70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,285.79 £969.18	$1,073.24 FCFA612K	-16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,062.09 £800.57	$447.18 FCFA255K	-57.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$233.57 £176.06	$68.39 FCFA39,010	-70.7%
Average			-18.6%

United Kingdom vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 79.2% less for childcare

	United Kingdom	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,530.71 £1,153.80	$178.87 FCFA102K	-88.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,375.12 £14,604.27	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	-70.0%
Average			-79.2%

United Kingdom vs. Gabon - Cost of childcare

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pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports

	United Kingdom	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.35 £4.78	$1.07 FCFA612	-83.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.54 £3.42	$6.26 FCFA3,571	+38.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.18 £14.46	$2.68 FCFA1,530	-86.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.26 £37.13	$67.08 FCFA38,259	+36.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.88 £10.46	$4.50 FCFA2,564	-67.6%
Average			-32.5%

United Kingdom vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.1% less for clothing

	United Kingdom	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.00 £64.82	$89.44 FCFA51,012	+4.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.20 £33.32	$44.72 FCFA25,506	+1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.21 £71.77	$53.66 FCFA30,607	-43.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.36 £76.40	$107.32 FCFA61,215	+5.9%
Average			-8.1%

United Kingdom vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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