Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.8 times more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 75.8% more for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$18.85
€18.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$3.11
€2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$2.98
€2.86
|
|
pay 39.4% more for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$9.88
€9.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$4.86
€4.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$7.68
€7.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$1.72
€1.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$6.37
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$34.01
€32.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Gabon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$5.20
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$33.59
€32.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
|
pay 43.4% more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$127.67
€122.41
|
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