Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 34.9% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$11.31
€10.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$1.65
€1.57
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$4.01
€3.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$5.18
€4.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$6.10
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$39.06
€37.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$9.69
€9.19
|
|
pay 11.9% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$691.39
€655.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$536.29
€508.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$385.16
€365.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
|
pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$2.71
€2.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$2.26
€2.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$58.84
€55.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$5.48
€5.20
|
|
pay 62.4% more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$163.37
€154.93
|
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