Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 19.5% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.11
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.14
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.53
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.35
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,865.64
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.44
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.71
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND896.16
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND811.60
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND55.96
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 30.1% less for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.99
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,171.52
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.16
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.18
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.12
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.09
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.46
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.11
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND138.92
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.27
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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