Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 28.4% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 60.1% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 69.7% less for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 92.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 54.7% less for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
|
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