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
FCFA10,276
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay 69.7% less for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
|
pay 92.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 54.7% less for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
|
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