Cost of living comparison
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.
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 CFA4,044
|
$16.34
FCFA9,855
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,874
|
$12.25
FCFA7,391
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA466
|
$1.23
FCFA739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$1.31
FCFA788
|
|
pay 26.2% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA665
|
$1.42
FCFA854
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.40
FCFA2,053
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
$9.78
FCFA5,899
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,886
|
$3.39
FCFA2,045
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
$3.11
FCFA1,877
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.43
FCFA864
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.16
FCFA700
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$1.43
FCFA864
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$0.94
FCFA566
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
FCFA626
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA452
|
$1.11
FCFA671
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,307
|
$3.89
FCFA2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.93
FCFA27,101
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,776.16
FCFA16,753,224
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.82
FCFA4,115
|
|
pay 65.0% more for housing
|
Mali
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA24,891
|
$68.08
FCFA41,062
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$844.18
FCFA509,167
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$490.17
FCFA295,645
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$83.30
FCFA50,240
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$118.46
FCFA71,448
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,202,822
|
pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
$0.98
FCFA591
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,140
|
$4.25
FCFA2,562
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$2.45
FCFA1,478
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA40,660
|
$57.19
FCFA34,492
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,421
|
$4.50
FCFA2,716
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.36
FCFA39,419
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$73.53
FCFA44,347
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$44.93
FCFA27,101
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$71.89
FCFA43,361
|
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