Cost of living comparison
If you lived in American Samoa instead of Gabon, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA9,779
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,334
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA733
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA782
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Gabon
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA848
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,037
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA5,853
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,029
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,863
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA858
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA695
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA858
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA562
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA621
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA665
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,328
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA26,893
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA16,624,556
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,083
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Gabon
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA40,746
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA505,256
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA293,375
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA49,854
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA70,899
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,178,224
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA587
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,543
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,467
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA34,227
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,696
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA39,117
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA44,006
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA26,893
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA43,028
|
?? |
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