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
KMF750
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF723
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF525
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 77.7% more for groceries
|
Comoros
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF100
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF113
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF835
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF683
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF569
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
|
Comoros
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
|
Comoros
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
|
Comoros
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Comoros
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF733
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
Comoros
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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