Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 2.7% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 43.3% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$6.91
TRY238.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
$6.91
TRY238.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$1.17
TRY40.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA823
|
$0.42
TRY14.62
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA892
|
$1.02
TRY35.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,143
|
$4.97
TRY171.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,158
|
$3.15
TRY108.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,135
|
$1.40
TRY48.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,960
|
$2.40
TRY82.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA902
|
$0.37
TRY12.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA731
|
$0.87
TRY30.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA902
|
$0.42
TRY14.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$0.51
TRY17.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.25
TRY8.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA700
|
$0.21
TRY7.35
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$4.40
TRY152.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$19.27
TRY665.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,488,932
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,548,620.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,295
|
$6.29
TRY217.43
|
|
pay 52.2% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,865
|
$11.31
TRY390.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA531,526
|
$442.81
TRY15,300.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,628
|
$336.49
TRY11,626.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,447
|
$44.46
TRY1,536.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,585
|
$408.60
TRY14,118.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,343,472
|
$6,892.93
TRY238,167.86
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$2.54
TRY87.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,675
|
$2.62
TRY90.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
$1.91
TRY66.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA36,007
|
$36.34
TRY1,255.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,836
|
$5.10
TRY176.24
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,150
|
$42.74
TRY1,476.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,294
|
$40.74
TRY1,407.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$88.38
TRY3,053.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,265
|
$74.39
TRY2,570.33
|
|
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