Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 50.7% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Gabon instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR155.77
|
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR84.82
|
$14.86
FCFA8,978
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR17.48
|
$1.24
FCFA748
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR13.02
|
$1.16
FCFA698
|
|
pay 83.2% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR17.45
|
$1.43
FCFA865
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR66.07
|
$3.44
FCFA2,078
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR76.00
|
$9.88
FCFA5,971
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR39.21
|
$3.43
FCFA2,070
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.95
|
$3.15
FCFA1,900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR12.09
|
$1.45
FCFA875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.59
|
$1.17
FCFA709
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR11.04
|
$1.45
FCFA875
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.97
|
$0.95
FCFA573
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR9.28
|
$1.05
FCFA633
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.52
|
$1.12
FCFA679
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR90.33
|
$3.93
FCFA2,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR955.83
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR368,152.82
|
$28,067.07
FCFA16,958,309
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR158.63
|
?? | |
pay 66.7% more for housing
South Africa
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR765.05
|
$68.79
FCFA41,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,824.02
|
$853.02
FCFA515,400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR6,090.81
|
$495.30
FCFA299,264
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,437.44
|
$84.17
FCFA50,855
|
|
pay 6.1% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,198.12
|
$119.70
FCFA72,322
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR71,094.18
|
$5,365.76
FCFA3,242,030
|
|
pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR38.35
|
$0.99
FCFA599
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR33.66
|
$4.68
FCFA2,826
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR50.41
|
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR536.52
|
$57.79
FCFA34,914
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR111.59
|
?? | |
pay 35.9% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR840.66
|
$66.04
FCFA39,902
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR567.60
|
$74.30
FCFA44,890
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,531.41
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,450.16
|
$72.64
FCFA43,892
|
|
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