Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 50.6% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$15.56
€14.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$1.68
€1.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$1.03
€0.98
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$6.32
€5.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$6.39
€6.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$3.79
€3.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.18
€1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$1.25
€1.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 57.9% more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$5.54
€5.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$20.31
€19.26
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
|
Gabon
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$33.66
€31.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$862.00
€817.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$707.00
€670.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$139.26
€132.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$417.93
€396.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
|
pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$3.45
€3.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$3.61
€3.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$4.90
€4.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$59.44
€56.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$10.85
€10.29
|
|
pay 47.1% more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$81.33
€77.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$46.86
€44.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$112.61
€106.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$107.65
€102.09
|
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