Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 11.5% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 33.7% more for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.80
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.78
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.31
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 61.5% more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.96
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.46
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.61
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.93
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.37
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.36
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.48
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.78
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,550.54
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.70
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 92.5% more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.51
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€448.37
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€309.38
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€188.72
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€410.06
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,831.55
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.94
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.74
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.95
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.59
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€73.35
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€41.39
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.94
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€115.70
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
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