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Gabon vs. Venezuela Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 88.8% more expensive than Venezuela overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.9% more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 77.2% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 34.1% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 85.1% more in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 34.0% more in Gabon

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

Gabon vs. Venezuela Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.9% more for restaurants

	Venezuela	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 VEF82.48	$17.89 FCFA10,235	+116.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.58 VEF95.53	$13.42 FCFA7,677	+40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 VEF12.05	$1.49 FCFA853	+23.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 VEF10.20	$1.43 FCFA819	+39.9%
Average			+54.9%

Venezuela vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.2% more for groceries

	Venezuela	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 VEF19.46	$1.52 FCFA869	-22.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.93 VEF29.24	$4.70 FCFA2,687	+60.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.15 VEF71.33	$11.57 FCFA6,619	+61.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 VEF25.18	$5.55 FCFA3,173	+119.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 VEF29.96	$4.06 FCFA2,321	+35.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.45 VEF24.44	$2.03 FCFA1,161	-17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 VEF6.32	$2.03 FCFA1,161	+220.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 VEF6.92	$1.62 FCFA929	+133.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF9.00	$1.62 FCFA929	+79.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 VEF8.61	$1.62 FCFA929	+88.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 VEF8.51	$1.62 FCFA929	+90.1%
Average			+77.2%

Venezuela vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.1% more for transportation

	Venezuela	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$4.08 FCFA2,334	+115.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.25 VEF281.77	$49.19 FCFA28,147	+74.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,687.50 VEF266K	$30,408.43 FCFA17M	+13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.35 VEF222.88	$7.34 FCFA4,197	-67.2%
Average			+34.1%

Venezuela vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Venezuela	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 VEF364.02	$71.55 FCFA40,941	+96.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.38 VEF1,948.84	$1,073.24 FCFA614K	+449.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$132.78 VEF1,324.39	$447.18 FCFA256K	+236.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$14.35 VEF143.11	$68.39 FCFA39,135	+376.7%
Average			+289.7%

Venezuela vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 85.1% more for childcare

	Venezuela	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$75.56 VEF753.63	$178.87 FCFA102K	+136.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,352.50 VEF43,414.02	$5,813.38 FCFA3M	+33.6%
Average			+85.1%

Venezuela vs. Gabon - Cost of childcare

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pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Venezuela	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 VEF13.97	$1.07 FCFA614	-23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 VEF21.96	$6.26 FCFA3,582	+184.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 VEF34.99	$2.68 FCFA1,535	-23.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.36 VEF332.70	$67.08 FCFA38,383	+101.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.83 VEF48.21	$4.50 FCFA2,572	-7.0%
Average			+46.3%

Venezuela vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.0% more for clothing

	Venezuela	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.83 VEF437.18	$89.44 FCFA51,177	+104.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.95 VEF378.50	$44.72 FCFA25,588	+17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.01 VEF728.25	$53.66 FCFA30,706	-26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.30 VEF761.08	$107.32 FCFA61,412	+40.7%
Average			+34.0%

Venezuela 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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