Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 2.3% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Greece, you would:
pay 34.0% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 39.5% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 35.2% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 43.7% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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