Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 21.3% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
$10.09
€9.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,963
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.82
€1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,075
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,961
|
$3.95
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,897
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA708
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA678
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,370
|
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$23.92
€22.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,930,239
|
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.39
€8.63
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
Gabon
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,496
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,546
|
$454.70
€418.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,769
|
$349.83
€321.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,771
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
|
pay 51.7% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,202
|
$200.34
€184.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,236,663
|
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
|
pay 94.0% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA598
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,822
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,494
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,856
|
$45.53
€41.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.73
€8.03
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,836
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,815
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,819
|
$98.03
€90.15
|
|
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