Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 23.7% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.1% less in Gabon
- Groceries
-
pay 3.2% less in Gabon
- Transportation
-
pay 27.2% less in Gabon
- Housing
-
pay 2.5% less in Gabon
- Childcare
-
pay 67.7% less in Gabon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.8% less in Gabon
- Clothing
-
pay 11.1% less in Gabon
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Gabon.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Austria, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.15
|
$16.34
FCFA9,856
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.77
|
$12.25
FCFA7,392
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$1.23
FCFA739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$1.31
FCFA788
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
$1.42
FCFA854
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.50
|
$3.40
FCFA2,053
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.16
|
$9.78
FCFA5,899
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
$3.39
FCFA2,045
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.58
|
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.43
FCFA864
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.16
FCFA700
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.43
FCFA864
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.73
|
$0.94
FCFA566
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.04
FCFA626
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.11
FCFA671
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.79
|
$3.89
FCFA2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€44.95
|
$44.93
FCFA27,103
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€24,636.48
|
$27,776.16
FCFA16,754,765
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€18.58
|
$6.82
FCFA4,115
|
|
pay 2.5% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€33.15
|
$68.08
FCFA41,066
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€767.22
|
$844.18
FCFA509,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€648.09
|
$490.17
FCFA295,672
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€253.70
|
$83.30
FCFA50,245
|
|
pay 67.7% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€401.31
|
$118.46
FCFA71,454
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,033.90
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,203,117
|
|
pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.27
|
$0.98
FCFA591
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.33
|
$4.25
FCFA2,562
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.03
|
$2.45
FCFA1,478
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.20
|
$57.19
FCFA34,495
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.57
|
$4.50
FCFA2,717
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€78.27
|
$65.36
FCFA39,423
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€40.37
|
$73.53
FCFA44,351
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€81.07
|
$44.93
FCFA27,103
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€109.19
|
$71.89
FCFA43,365
|
|
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