Cost of living comparison
Romania is 10.4% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Romania instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 11.7% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$8.56
RON40.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$1.72
RON8.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$1.43
RON6.75
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$3.79
RON17.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$5.46
RON25.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$2.70
RON12.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$0.47
RON2.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.66
RON3.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$0.65
RON3.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$0.85
RON4.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.38
RON1.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.41
RON1.94
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$5.64
RON26.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$20.73
RON97.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$6.39
RON30.22
|
|
pay 40.3% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
|
pay 35.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$2.01
RON9.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$37.40
RON176.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$6.19
RON29.24
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$80.53
RON380.52
|
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