Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 38.4% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Albania, you would:
pay 51.6% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 62.3% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 10.7% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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