Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 21.1% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,963
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,075
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,961
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,897
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA708
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA678
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 31.0% less for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,370
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,930,239
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,496
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,546
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,769
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,771
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,202
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,236,663
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA598
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,822
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,494
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,856
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 55.2% less for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,836
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,815
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,819
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
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