Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 77.5% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.90
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 58.8% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.20
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.56
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.55
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.83
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 71.3% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.13
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR153,474.84
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR31.01
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.64
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,443.09
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR949.31
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR147.52
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 23.8% less for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR731.72
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,624.39
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.35
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.18
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR162.38
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.87
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 40.0% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR237.60
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.68
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR291.37
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR259.00
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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