Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 43.8% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Virgin Islands
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.70
|
$15.91
FCFA9,790
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
|
$12.15
FCFA7,479
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
|
$0.88
FCFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$0.88
FCFA542
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
Virgin Islands
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.49
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
|
$4.71
FCFA2,901
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.60
|
$7.65
FCFA4,710
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.69
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.49
|
$4.41
FCFA2,714
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.89
|
$1.47
FCFA905
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$1.65
FCFA1,014
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.02
|
$1.22
FCFA749
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$1.06
FCFA655
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$1.43
FCFA877
|
|
pay 41.5% less for transportation
Virgin Islands
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$4.14
FCFA2,548
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$140.00
|
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
|
$31,007.86
FCFA19,083,840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.44
|
$10.89
FCFA6,705
|
|
pay 45.9% less for housing
Virgin Islands
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.03
|
$69.84
FCFA42,982
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.67
|
$1,089.47
FCFA670,513
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.00
|
$586.64
FCFA361,046
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.67
|
$85.45
FCFA52,589
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
Virgin Islands
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,020.62
|
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,687.50
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,547,338
|
|
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
Virgin Islands
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
|
$1.01
FCFA619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.56
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
|
$1.84
FCFA1,135
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$110.93
|
$69.14
FCFA42,552
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.35
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
Virgin Islands
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.00
|
$53.08
FCFA32,666
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.40
|
$64.25
FCFA39,543
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.67
|
$79.61
FCFA48,999
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.33
|
$96.38
FCFA59,315
|
|
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