Cost of living comparison

 Mali
compared to
 Gabon
Gabon vs. Mali Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 41.1% more expensive than Mali overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.0 times more in Gabon
Groceries
pay 26.2% more in Gabon
Transportation
pay 29.1% less in Gabon
Housing
pay 65.0% more in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 38.5% more in Gabon

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Gabon are more expensive than in Mali. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Mali Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

 
Mali
Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.70
F CFA3,762
$16.34
FCFA9,169
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.42
F CFA3,605
$12.25
FCFA6,877
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.77
F CFA433
$1.23
FCFA688

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pay 26.2% more for groceries

 
Mali
Gabon
Bread
1 loaf
$1.10
F CFA619
$1.42
FCFA795
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.40
FCFA1,910
Milk (1 gallon) $9.46
F CFA5,311
$9.78
FCFA5,488

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pay 29.1% less for transportation

 
Mali
Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.48
F CFA3,077
$3.89
FCFA2,182
Monthly public transit pass ?? $44.93
FCFA25,215
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $27,776.16
FCFA15,587,183

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pay 65.0% more for housing

 
Mali
Gabon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.27
F CFA23,158
$68.08
FCFA38,204
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $844.18
FCFA473,728
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $490.17
FCFA275,068

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Mali
Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $118.46
FCFA66,475
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,310.15
FCFA2,979,903

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pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mali
Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.39
F CFA1,339
$0.98
FCFA550
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.89
F CFA1,060
$4.25
FCFA2,384
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$0.93
F CFA524
$2.45
FCFA1,375

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Mali
Gabon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $65.36
FCFA36,676
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $73.53
FCFA41,260
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $44.93
FCFA25,215

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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