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
€13.61
|
$16.34
FCFA9,482
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.40
|
$12.25
FCFA7,112
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.75
|
$1.23
FCFA711
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.12
|
$1.31
FCFA759
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.22
|
$1.42
FCFA822
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.21
|
$3.40
FCFA1,976
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€4.97
|
$9.78
FCFA5,676
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.58
|
$3.39
FCFA1,968
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.36
|
$3.11
FCFA1,806
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.02
|
$1.43
FCFA832
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$1.16
FCFA674
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.20
|
$1.43
FCFA832
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.67
|
$0.94
FCFA545
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$1.04
FCFA602
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$1.11
FCFA645
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.57
|
$3.89
FCFA2,257
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€43.25
|
$44.93
FCFA26,077
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€23,703.27
|
$27,776.16
FCFA16,120,117
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€17.87
|
$6.82
FCFA3,959
|
|
pay 2.5% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€31.89
|
$68.08
FCFA39,510
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€738.15
|
$844.18
FCFA489,925
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€623.54
|
$490.17
FCFA284,473
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€244.09
|
$83.30
FCFA48,342
|
|
pay 67.7% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€386.11
|
$118.46
FCFA68,748
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€12,540.19
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,081,787
|
|
pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.11
|
$0.98
FCFA569
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.21
|
$4.25
FCFA2,465
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.80
|
$2.45
FCFA1,422
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€40.60
|
$57.19
FCFA33,188
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.13
|
$4.50
FCFA2,614
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€75.30
|
$65.36
FCFA37,930
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€38.84
|
$73.53
FCFA42,671
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€78.00
|
$44.93
FCFA26,077
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€105.05
|
$71.89
FCFA41,723
|
|
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