Cost of living comparison

Gabon

compared to

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates vs. Gabon Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 73.0% more expensive than Gabon overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.4% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 15.7% more in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 61.4% more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 32.1% more in United Arab Emirates

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, clothing, and transportation in United Arab Emirates are more expensive than in Gabon. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in United Arab Emirates. Notably, entertainment and sports and childcare are significantly more expensive in United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates vs. Gabon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Gabon, you would:

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pay 39.4% less for restaurants

	Gabon	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 FCFA9,855	$8.01 AED29.44	-50.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,391	$8.22 AED30.19	-32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA739	$1.02 AED3.73	-17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.31 FCFA788	$0.57 AED2.09	-56.5%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Gabon	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 FCFA854	$1.26 AED4.64	-10.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 FCFA2,053	$5.08 AED18.66	+49.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.78 FCFA5,899	$6.80 AED24.96	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 FCFA2,045	$2.47 AED9.07	-27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 FCFA1,877	$3.33 AED12.22	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA864	$0.94 AED3.47	-34.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA700	$0.74 AED2.72	-36.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA864	$0.72 AED2.64	-49.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 FCFA566	$0.56 AED2.07	-39.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 FCFA626	$0.45 AED1.64	-57.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA671	$0.47 AED1.74	-57.5%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 15.7% more for transportation

	Gabon	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 FCFA2,346	$3.06 AED11.23	-21.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.93 FCFA27,101	$48.60 AED178.50	+8.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,776.16 FCFA16,753,224	$42,240.06 AED155,149.86	+52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.82 FCFA4,115	$8.46 AED31.07	+24.0%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 61.4% more for housing

	Gabon	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.08 FCFA41,062	$95.75 AED351.70	+40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$844.18 FCFA509,167	$1,395.59 AED5,126.05	+65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$490.17 FCFA295,645	$985.52 AED3,619.88	+101.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.30 FCFA50,240	$115.48 AED424.16	+38.6%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Gabon	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.46 FCFA71,448	$507.75 AED1,865.01	+328.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,310.15 FCFA3,202,822	$8,162.28 AED29,980.46	+53.7%
Average			+191.2%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Gabon	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 FCFA591	$10.55 AED38.75	+976.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.25 FCFA2,562	$5.03 AED18.46	+18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 FCFA1,478	$6.23 AED22.88	+154.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 FCFA34,492	$84.91 AED311.88	+48.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,716	$12.83 AED47.13	+184.9%
Average			+276.4%

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pay 32.1% more for clothing

	Gabon	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.36 FCFA39,419	$64.14 AED235.60	-1.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$73.53 FCFA44,347	$64.91 AED238.43	-11.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.93 FCFA27,101	$93.31 AED342.72	+107.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.89 FCFA43,361	$96.50 AED354.44	+34.2%
Average			+32.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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