Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 17.8% more expensive than Maldives overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Gabon
- Groceries
-
pay 16.5% more in Gabon
- Transportation
-
pay 4.5% more in Gabon
- Housing
-
pay 18.1% less in Gabon
- Childcare
-
pay 17.4% more in Gabon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.2% less in Gabon
- Clothing
-
pay 6.2% less in Gabon
The cost of restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Gabon are more expensive than in Maldives. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Gabon. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Gabon.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.72
|
$16.34
FCFA9,779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
$12.25
FCFA7,334
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
$1.23
FCFA733
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
$1.31
FCFA782
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
$1.42
FCFA848
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
$3.40
FCFA2,037
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
$9.78
FCFA5,853
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
$3.39
FCFA2,029
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
$3.11
FCFA1,863
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
$1.43
FCFA858
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
$1.16
FCFA695
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
$1.43
FCFA858
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
$0.94
FCFA562
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
$1.04
FCFA621
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
$1.11
FCFA665
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
$3.89
FCFA2,328
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
$44.93
FCFA26,893
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
$27,776.16
FCFA16,624,556
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
$6.82
FCFA4,083
|
|
pay 18.1% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
$68.08
FCFA40,746
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
$844.18
FCFA505,256
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
$490.17
FCFA293,375
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
$83.30
FCFA49,854
|
|
pay 17.4% more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
$118.46
FCFA70,899
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,178,224
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
$0.98
FCFA587
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
$4.25
FCFA2,543
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
$2.45
FCFA1,467
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
$57.19
FCFA34,227
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
$4.50
FCFA2,696
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
$65.36
FCFA39,117
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
$73.53
FCFA44,006
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
$44.93
FCFA26,893
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
|
$71.89
FCFA43,028
|
|
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