Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 36.7% more expensive than Comoros.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Comoros, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Comoros
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF758
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF731
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF531
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 77.7% more for groceries
|
Comoros
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF101
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF115
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF844
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF691
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF575
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
|
Comoros
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
|
Comoros
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
|
Comoros
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Comoros
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF741
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
Comoros
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
|
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