Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Gabon

Gabon vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 51.6% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 8.6% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Gabon
Housing: pay 75.9% more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 69.0% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 62.9% more in Gabon

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Gabon are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Gabon.

Gabon vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱283.25	$16.34 FCFA9,526	+219.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱236.04	$12.25 FCFA7,145	+187.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱48.34	$1.23 FCFA714	+40.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱27.21	$1.31 FCFA762	+166.0%
Average			+153.3%

Manila vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.6% more for groceries

	Manila	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱74.86	$1.42 FCFA826	+4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱293.68	$3.40 FCFA1,985	-35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱376.16	$9.78 FCFA5,702	+44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱115.09	$3.39 FCFA1,977	+63.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱133.96	$3.11 FCFA1,815	+28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱84.26	$1.43 FCFA835	-5.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱44.51	$1.16 FCFA677	+44.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱84.28	$1.43 FCFA835	-5.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱54.09	$0.94 FCFA547	-3.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱66.50	$1.04 FCFA605	-13.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱82.23	$1.11 FCFA648	-25.1%
Average			+8.6%

Manila vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Manila	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱229.32	$3.89 FCFA2,267	-6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱549.78	$44.93 FCFA26,197	+352.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,416,240.24	$27,776.16 FCFA16,194,814	+8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱147.76	$6.82 FCFA3,978	+155.7%
Average			+127.7%

Manila vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 75.9% more for housing

	Manila	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,595.07	$68.08 FCFA39,693	+136.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱25,964.36	$844.18 FCFA492,195	+80.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱12,982.20	$490.17 FCFA285,791	+109.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱5,888.02	$83.30 FCFA48,566	-21.7%
Average			+75.9%

Manila vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 69.0% less for childcare

	Manila	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱26,719.73	$118.46 FCFA69,066	-75.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱782,304.13	$5,310.15 FCFA3,096,067	-62.4%
Average			-69.0%

Manila vs. Gabon - Cost of childcare

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pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱75.53	$0.98 FCFA572	-28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱149.35	$4.25 FCFA2,477	+57.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱169.95	$2.45 FCFA1,429	-20.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,248.82	$57.19 FCFA33,342	+40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱424.87	$4.50 FCFA2,626	-41.3%
Average			+1.8%

Manila vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 62.9% more for clothing

	Manila	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,844.67	$65.36 FCFA38,105	+96.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,472.80	$73.53 FCFA42,869	+176.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,099.15	$44.93 FCFA26,197	-39.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,371.87	$71.89 FCFA41,916	+18.1%
Average			+62.9%

Manila vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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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: May 2025

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