Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 7.9% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Finland, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.45
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.90
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.44
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.51
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.05
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.10
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.25
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.39
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,158.27
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.41
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 47.0% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.10
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€696.56
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€573.53
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€91.90
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€276.37
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,244.75
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.91
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.99
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.99
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.58
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.79
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.27
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.57
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€77.85
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€102.96
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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