Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 27.9% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,034
|
$16.51
FCFA9,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥771
|
$14.86
FCFA8,985
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥159
|
$1.24
FCFA749
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥125
|
$1.16
FCFA699
|
|
pay 7.8% more for groceries
Japan
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥220
|
$1.43
FCFA865
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥870
|
$3.44
FCFA2,080
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥806
|
$9.88
FCFA5,975
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥312
|
$3.43
FCFA2,071
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥405
|
$3.15
FCFA1,902
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥302
|
$1.45
FCFA875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$1.17
FCFA709
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥277
|
$1.45
FCFA875
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥283
|
$0.95
FCFA574
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥175
|
$1.05
FCFA634
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥142
|
$1.12
FCFA679
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Japan
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥655
|
$3.93
FCFA2,376
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,515
|
$45.40
FCFA27,453
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,364,896
|
$28,067.07
FCFA16,970,815
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,835
|
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pay 53.9% more for housing
Japan
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,251
|
$68.79
FCFA41,595
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥75,412
|
$853.02
FCFA515,780
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,486
|
$495.30
FCFA299,485
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,794
|
$84.17
FCFA50,893
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
Japan
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,760
|
$119.70
FCFA72,376
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,695,938
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,244,420
|
|
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥408
|
$0.99
FCFA599
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥430
|
$4.68
FCFA2,828
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥606
|
$2.48
FCFA1,497
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,714
|
$57.79
FCFA34,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,816
|
?? | |
pay 56.9% more for clothing
Japan
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,066
|
$66.04
FCFA39,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,074
|
$74.30
FCFA44,923
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,317
|
$45.40
FCFA27,453
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,415
|
$72.64
FCFA43,924
|
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