Cost of living comparison
Puerto Rico is 60.4% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 1.7% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$15.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
$9.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA823
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 37.7% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA892
|
$3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,143
|
$4.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,158
|
$7.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,135
|
$4.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,960
|
$3.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA902
|
$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA731
|
$1.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA902
|
$1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA700
|
$1.14
|
|
pay 54.4% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$3.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$49.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,488,932
|
$31,875.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,295
|
$20.18
|
|
pay 38.3% more for housing
Gabon
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,865
|
$59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA531,526
|
$830.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,628
|
$536.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,447
|
$215.17
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,585
|
$421.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,343,472
|
$9,550.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$2.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,675
|
$3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
$10.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA36,007
|
$28.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,836
|
$10.17
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,150
|
$40.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,294
|
$46.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$77.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,265
|
$95.00
|
|
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