Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 24.8% more expensive than Mozambique overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.8% more in Gabon
- Groceries
-
pay 95.1% more in Gabon
- Transportation
-
pay 30.5% more in Gabon
- Housing
-
pay 18.5% more in Gabon
- Childcare
-
pay 30.3% less in Gabon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.2% more in Gabon
- Clothing
-
pay 13.6% more in Gabon
The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Gabon are more expensive than in Mozambique. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Gabon.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 42.8% more for restaurants
|
Mozambique
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.66
|
$16.34
FCFA9,099
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.60
|
$12.25
FCFA6,824
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.61
|
$1.23
FCFA682
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.15
|
$1.31
FCFA728
|
|
pay 95.1% more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.90
|
$1.42
FCFA789
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.51
|
$3.40
FCFA1,896
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.42
|
$9.78
FCFA5,446
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.93
|
$3.39
FCFA1,888
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.31
|
$3.11
FCFA1,733
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.56
|
$1.43
FCFA798
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.08
|
$1.16
FCFA647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.27
|
$1.43
FCFA798
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.92
|
$0.94
FCFA523
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.11
|
$1.04
FCFA578
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.21
|
$1.11
FCFA619
|
|
pay 30.5% more for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN327.24
|
$3.89
FCFA2,166
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN842.09
|
$44.93
FCFA25,023
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,101,972.03
|
$27,776.16
FCFA15,468,612
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,182.05
|
$6.82
FCFA3,799
|
|
pay 18.5% more for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,504.65
|
$68.08
FCFA37,913
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,046.95
|
$844.18
FCFA470,124
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,516.43
|
$490.17
FCFA272,976
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,925.25
|
$83.30
FCFA46,388
|
|
pay 30.3% less for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,271.52
|
$118.46
FCFA65,969
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,564.01
|
$5,310.15
FCFA2,957,235
|
|
pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.08
|
$0.98
FCFA546
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN143.10
|
$4.25
FCFA2,366
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.15
|
$2.45
FCFA1,365
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,118.15
|
$57.19
FCFA31,847
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.42
|
$4.50
FCFA2,508
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,177.04
|
$65.36
FCFA36,397
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,878.64
|
$73.53
FCFA40,946
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,837.87
|
$44.93
FCFA25,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,630.28
|
$71.89
FCFA40,036
|
|
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