Gabon is 15.7% more expensive than Japan.

If you lived in Gabon instead of Japan, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

 
Japan
Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.44
¥994
$16.34
FCFA10,164
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.94
¥763
$12.25
FCFA7,623
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.97
¥150
$1.23
FCFA762

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pay 1.0% more for groceries

 
Japan
Gabon
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
¥235
$1.42
FCFA881
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.72
¥883
$3.40
FCFA2,118
Milk (1 gallon) $5.46
¥842
$9.78
FCFA6,084

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pay 19.4% less for transportation

 
Japan
Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.22
¥652
$3.89
FCFA2,419
Monthly public transit pass $57.82
¥8,923
$44.93
FCFA27,952
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,042.19
¥3,401,882
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121

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pay 53.0% more for housing

 
Japan
Gabon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.09
¥4,798
$68.08
FCFA42,351
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $500.38
¥77,226
$844.18
FCFA525,150
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $325.42
¥50,223
$490.17
FCFA304,926

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pay 55.5% less for childcare

 
Japan
Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $288.10
¥44,464
$118.46
FCFA73,690
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,095.30
¥1,712,394
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Japan
Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.71
¥418
$0.98
FCFA610
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.78
¥429
$4.25
FCFA2,643
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.98
¥615
$2.45
FCFA1,525

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pay 51.6% more for clothing

 
Japan
Gabon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.54
¥6,257
$65.36
FCFA40,657
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.82
¥4,139
$73.53
FCFA45,739
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$54.08
¥8,346
$44.93
FCFA27,952

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