Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Gabon

Gabon vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 50.2% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 67.2% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 26.4% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 80.7% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% less in Gabon
Clothing: pay 9.2% more in Gabon

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Gabon are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Gabon. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.46	$16.34 FCFA9,424	+291.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.61	$12.25 FCFA7,068	+120.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.62	$1.23 FCFA707	+147.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.26	$1.31 FCFA754	+322.8%
Average			+220.3%

Beijing vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.2% more for groceries

	Beijing	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.46	$1.42 FCFA817	-1.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.31	$3.40 FCFA1,963	-53.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.31	$9.78 FCFA5,641	+36.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.68	$3.39 FCFA1,956	+95.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.17	$3.11 FCFA1,795	+103.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.69	$1.43 FCFA826	+56.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.19	$1.16 FCFA670	+63.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.47	$1.43 FCFA826	+61.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.25	$0.94 FCFA541	+61.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.69	$1.04 FCFA598	+181.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.44	$1.11 FCFA641	+136.0%
Average			+67.2%

Beijing vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.4% more for transportation

	Beijing	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.81	$3.89 FCFA2,243	-10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥243.65	$44.93 FCFA25,917	+34.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,279.24	$27,776.16 FCFA16,021,198	+33.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.50	$6.82 FCFA3,935	+48.6%
Average			+26.4%

Beijing vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Beijing	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.91	$68.08 FCFA39,268	+412.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,784.20	$844.18 FCFA486,919	-9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,592.76	$490.17 FCFA282,727	-0.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥306.72	$83.30 FCFA48,045	+98.1%
Average			+125.2%

Beijing vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 80.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,570.30	$118.46 FCFA68,326	-84.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,168.77	$5,310.15 FCFA3,062,876	-76.8%
Average			-80.7%

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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.12	$0.98 FCFA565	-11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.29	$4.25 FCFA2,450	+17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.38	$2.45 FCFA1,414	-29.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥477.56	$57.19 FCFA32,985	-12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.91	$4.50 FCFA2,598	-46.1%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 9.2% more for clothing

	Beijing	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥457.11	$65.36 FCFA37,697	+4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥253.07	$73.53 FCFA42,409	+112.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥608.86	$44.93 FCFA25,917	-46.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥785.29	$71.89 FCFA41,467	-33.2%
Average			+9.2%

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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: April 2025

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