Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 25.8% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 38.6% more for restaurants
Grenada
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
$1.24
FCFA747
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
$1.16
FCFA697
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
Grenada
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.45
FCFA873
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.17
FCFA707
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
$1.45
FCFA873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
$0.95
FCFA572
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
$1.05
FCFA632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
$1.12
FCFA677
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
Grenada
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
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pay 25.9% more for housing
Grenada
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Grenada
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
$0.99
FCFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
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pay 5.5% more for clothing
Grenada
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
|
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