Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 13.0% more expensive than Lithuania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.8% more in Gabon
- Groceries
-
pay 64.8% more in Gabon
- Transportation
-
pay 10.5% less in Gabon
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Gabon
- Childcare
-
pay 57.2% less in Gabon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.5% less in Gabon
- Clothing
-
pay 8.4% less in Gabon
The cost of housing, groceries, and restaurants in Gabon are more expensive than in Lithuania. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Gabon. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Gabon.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€10.90
|
$16.34
FCFA9,856
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
$12.25
FCFA7,392
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.92
|
$1.23
FCFA739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$1.31
FCFA788
|
|
pay 64.8% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
$1.42
FCFA854
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.33
|
$3.40
FCFA2,053
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.70
|
$9.78
FCFA5,899
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.45
|
$3.39
FCFA2,045
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.43
FCFA864
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.16
FCFA700
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$1.43
FCFA864
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.31
|
$0.94
FCFA566
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.32
|
$1.04
FCFA626
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$1.11
FCFA671
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$3.89
FCFA2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€27.57
|
$44.93
FCFA27,103
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€32,335.08
|
$27,776.16
FCFA16,754,765
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€9.77
|
$6.82
FCFA4,115
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
$68.08
FCFA41,066
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€466.72
|
$844.18
FCFA509,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€319.79
|
$490.17
FCFA295,672
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€135.16
|
$83.30
FCFA50,245
|
|
pay 57.2% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€438.67
|
$118.46
FCFA71,454
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,022.23
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,203,117
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.44
|
$0.98
FCFA591
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$4.25
FCFA2,562
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.74
|
$2.45
FCFA1,478
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€38.10
|
$57.19
FCFA34,495
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.55
|
$4.50
FCFA2,717
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€86.92
|
$65.36
FCFA39,423
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€34.48
|
$73.53
FCFA44,351
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€81.69
|
$44.93
FCFA27,103
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€130.04
|
$71.89
FCFA43,365
|
|
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