Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 41.9% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Namibia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.95
NAD145.83
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD77.58
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.28
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 45.4% more for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD16.06
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD61.15
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD93.81
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD47.04
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD14.05
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD15.25
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD87.49
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD286,451.95
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 51.1% more for housing
|
Namibia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,171.72
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD8,292.64
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD6,017.22
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD943.77
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 15.0% less for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD27.34
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD33.10
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD54.42
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD636.62
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD89.84
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 53.6% more for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,276.01
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
|
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