Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 30.9% more expensive than Mexico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 55.2% more in Gabon
- Groceries
-
pay 41.1% more in Gabon
- Transportation
-
pay 10.1% more in Gabon
- Housing
-
pay 87.5% more in Gabon
- Childcare
-
pay 7.4% less in Gabon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.5% more in Gabon
- Clothing
-
pay 23.4% more in Gabon
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Gabon are more expensive than in Mexico. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Gabon.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 55.2% more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$172.22
|
$16.34
FCFA9,407
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$141.45
|
$12.25
FCFA7,055
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$21.62
|
$1.23
FCFA706
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.30
|
$1.31
FCFA753
|
|
pay 41.1% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$45.90
|
$1.42
FCFA815
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$70.63
|
$3.40
FCFA1,960
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$100.92
|
$9.78
FCFA5,631
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$42.52
|
$3.39
FCFA1,952
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$60.94
|
$3.11
FCFA1,792
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.12
|
$1.43
FCFA825
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.06
|
$1.16
FCFA668
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$13.78
|
$1.43
FCFA825
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$13.62
|
$0.94
FCFA540
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$15.73
|
$1.04
FCFA597
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.32
|
$1.11
FCFA640
|
|
pay 10.1% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$87.38
|
$3.89
FCFA2,239
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$512.98
|
$44.93
FCFA25,869
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$389,243.30
|
$27,776.16
FCFA15,991,667
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$304.79
|
$6.82
FCFA3,928
|
|
pay 87.5% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$520.99
|
$68.08
FCFA39,195
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,483.97
|
$844.18
FCFA486,021
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,066.18
|
$490.17
FCFA282,206
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$871.58
|
$83.30
FCFA47,957
|
|
pay 7.4% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,000.55
|
$118.46
FCFA68,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$81,237.22
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,057,230
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$42.06
|
$0.98
FCFA564
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$55.38
|
$4.25
FCFA2,446
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$73.80
|
$2.45
FCFA1,411
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$656.63
|
$57.19
FCFA32,924
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$85.63
|
$4.50
FCFA2,593
|
|
pay 23.4% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$894.08
|
$65.36
FCFA37,627
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$708.55
|
$73.53
FCFA42,331
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,600.09
|
$44.93
FCFA25,869
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,494.90
|
$71.89
FCFA41,390
|
|
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