Cost of living comparison

 Nepal
compared to
 Gabon
Gabon vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 3.4 times more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.9 times more in Gabon
Groceries
pay 3.0 times more in Gabon
Transportation
pay 31.8% more in Gabon
Housing
pay 7.7 times more in Gabon
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 79.3% more in Gabon
Clothing
pay 2.3 times more in Gabon

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

Gabon vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.9 times more for restaurants

 
Nepal
Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.57
NPR215.61
$16.34
FCFA9,169
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.71
NPR919.55
$12.25
FCFA6,877
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.42
NPR56.95
$1.23
FCFA688

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

 
Nepal
Gabon
Bread
1 loaf
$0.46
NPR63.68
$1.42
FCFA795
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.21
NPR439.56
$3.40
FCFA1,910
Milk (1 gallon) $2.81
NPR385.34
$9.78
FCFA5,488

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pay 31.8% more for transportation

 
Nepal
Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
NPR663.61
$3.89
FCFA2,182
Monthly public transit pass $15.93
NPR2,183.85
$44.93
FCFA25,215
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,847.90
NPR4,230,244.33
$27,776.16
FCFA15,587,183

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pay 7.7 times more for housing

 
Nepal
Gabon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.30
NPR1,275.16
$68.08
FCFA38,204
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $83.84
NPR11,497.57
$844.18
FCFA473,728
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $52.73
NPR7,231.11
$490.17
FCFA275,068

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Nepal
Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $51.59
NPR7,074.00
$118.46
FCFA66,475
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,839.32
NPR389,362.01
$5,310.15
FCFA2,979,903

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pay 79.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Nepal
Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.21
NPR302.46
$0.98
FCFA550
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.57
NPR214.79
$4.25
FCFA2,384
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.90
NPR398.34
$2.45
FCFA1,375

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

 
Nepal
Gabon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$21.36
NPR2,929.41
$65.36
FCFA36,676
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.01
NPR3,703.86
$73.53
FCFA41,260
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$40.30
NPR5,526.40
$44.93
FCFA25,215

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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: July 2025
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