Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 24.6% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
$4.62
COP17,817.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,978
|
$6.70
COP25,854.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA748
|
$0.81
COP3,108.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA698
|
$0.63
COP2,440.84
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA865
|
$1.38
COP5,329.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,078
|
$2.35
COP9,082.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,971
|
$4.16
COP16,039.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,070
|
$2.15
COP8,301.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,900
|
$2.31
COP8,914.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA875
|
$1.13
COP4,353.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA709
|
$0.46
COP1,783.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA875
|
$0.57
COP2,201.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA573
|
$0.54
COP2,078.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA633
|
$0.54
COP2,085.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA679
|
$0.49
COP1,896.40
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,374
|
$3.34
COP12,870.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
$35.05
COP135,187.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,958,309
|
$19,262.76
COP74,304,650.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.84
COP61,110.47
|
|
pay 50.2% less for housing
Gabon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,564
|
$24.33
COP93,864.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA515,400
|
$281.86
COP1,087,272.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA299,264
|
$220.38
COP850,092.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,855
|
$72.51
COP279,713.52
|
|
pay 19.7% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,322
|
$184.82
COP712,931.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,242,030
|
$4,560.16
COP17,590,489.32
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA599
|
$1.16
COP4,486.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,826
|
$1.50
COP5,795.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
$2.30
COP8,883.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,914
|
$23.55
COP90,853.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
COP15,439.45
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,902
|
$55.27
COP213,195.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,890
|
$38.92
COP150,138.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
$80.53
COP310,653.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,892
|
$70.84
COP273,265.67
|
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