Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 72.2% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
BOB21.91
|
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
BOB48.20
|
$14.86
FCFA8,978
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
BOB7.03
|
$1.24
FCFA748
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
$1.16
FCFA698
|
|
pay 94.4% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
BOB9.01
|
$1.43
FCFA865
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
BOB18.41
|
$3.44
FCFA2,078
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
BOB24.06
|
$9.88
FCFA5,971
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
BOB13.39
|
$3.43
FCFA2,070
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
BOB11.53
|
$3.15
FCFA1,900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
BOB6.14
|
$1.45
FCFA875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$1.17
FCFA709
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$1.45
FCFA875
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
$0.95
FCFA573
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
$1.05
FCFA633
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
$1.12
FCFA679
|
|
pay 80.4% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.02
BOB14.00
|
$3.93
FCFA2,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.17
BOB181.11
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,174.39
BOB111,920.97
|
$28,067.07
FCFA16,958,309
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
BOB94.65
|
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pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.31
BOB334.26
|
$68.79
FCFA41,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.39
BOB2,154.71
|
$853.02
FCFA515,400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$215.91
BOB1,494.01
|
$495.30
FCFA299,264
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.22
BOB209.12
|
$84.17
FCFA50,855
|
|
pay 10.1% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$178.93
BOB1,238.15
|
$119.70
FCFA72,322
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,497.25
BOB24,199.70
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,242,030
|
|
pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
BOB13.40
|
$0.99
FCFA599
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
BOB17.27
|
$4.68
FCFA2,826
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
BOB19.97
|
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.81
BOB282.38
|
$57.79
FCFA34,914
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
BOB46.32
|
?? | |
pay 20.5% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.46
BOB314.59
|
$66.04
FCFA39,902
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.97
BOB359.61
|
$74.30
FCFA44,890
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
BOB452.41
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.33
BOB403.64
|
$72.64
FCFA43,892
|
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