Cost of living comparison

 Afghanistan
compared to
 Gabon
Gabon vs. Afghanistan Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 3.5 times more expensive than Afghanistan overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.7 times more in Gabon
Groceries
pay 4.0 times more in Gabon
Transportation
pay 93.5% more in Gabon
Housing
pay 4.8 times more in Gabon
Childcare
pay 3.4 times more in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.4 times more in Gabon
Clothing
pay 3.2 times more in Gabon

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Gabon are more expensive than in Afghanistan. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Afghanistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gabon instead of Afghanistan, you would:

pay 4.7 times more for restaurants

 
Afghanistan
Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.34
AFN160
$16.34
FCFA9,124
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.88
AFN334
$12.25
FCFA6,843
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
AFN33
$1.23
FCFA684

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pay 4.0 times more for groceries

 
Afghanistan
Gabon
Bread
1 loaf
$0.24
AFN17
$1.42
FCFA791
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.99
AFN137
$3.40
FCFA1,901
Milk (1 gallon) $2.40
AFN165
$9.78
FCFA5,461

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pay 93.5% more for transportation

 
Afghanistan
Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.06
AFN278
$3.89
FCFA2,172
Monthly public transit pass $15.44
AFN1,059
$44.93
FCFA25,091
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $8,439.56
AFN578,704
$27,776.16
FCFA15,510,977

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pay 4.8 times more for housing

 
Afghanistan
Gabon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$189.66
AFN13,005
$68.08
FCFA38,017
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $88.17
AFN6,046
$844.18
FCFA471,412
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $59.20
AFN4,060
$490.17
FCFA273,723

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

 
Afghanistan
Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $37.05
AFN2,541
$118.46
FCFA66,150
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,462.66
AFN100,295
$5,310.15
FCFA2,965,334

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Afghanistan
Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.14
AFN284
$0.98
FCFA547
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.05
AFN72
$4.25
FCFA2,372
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.90
AFN130
$2.45
FCFA1,369

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

 
Afghanistan
Gabon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$15.11
AFN1,036
$65.36
FCFA36,496
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$18.99
AFN1,302
$73.53
FCFA41,058
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$26.51
AFN1,818
$44.93
FCFA25,091

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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