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
ALL790
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 62.3% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 10.7% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
|
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