Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 23.0% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.35
|
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.92
|
$14.86
FCFA8,978
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.60
|
$1.24
FCFA748
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.07
|
$1.16
FCFA698
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
$1.43
FCFA865
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.57
|
$3.44
FCFA2,078
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.60
|
$9.88
FCFA5,971
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
$3.43
FCFA2,070
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.58
|
$3.15
FCFA1,900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.33
|
$1.45
FCFA875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.58
|
$1.17
FCFA709
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.28
|
$1.45
FCFA875
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.89
|
$0.95
FCFA573
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.34
|
$1.05
FCFA633
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.22
|
$1.12
FCFA679
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.75
|
$3.93
FCFA2,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.05
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND31,107.72
|
$28,067.07
FCFA16,958,309
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.07
|
?? | |
pay 37.9% more for housing
Brunei
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND122.67
|
$68.79
FCFA41,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND668.53
|
$853.02
FCFA515,400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND751.58
|
$495.30
FCFA299,264
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND53.06
|
$84.17
FCFA50,855
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND335.77
|
$119.70
FCFA72,322
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,987.37
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,242,030
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.10
|
$0.99
FCFA599
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND5.07
|
$4.68
FCFA2,826
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.77
|
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND90.20
|
$57.79
FCFA34,914
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.52
|
?? | |
pay 13.0% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND78.54
|
$66.04
FCFA39,902
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND81.73
|
$74.30
FCFA44,890
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND137.29
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND147.03
|
$72.64
FCFA43,892
|
|
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