Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 27.1% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 28.7% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.97
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.71
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.82
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.24
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 12.0% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.72
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.95
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.60
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.58
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 46.5% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.48
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€91.93
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,621.85
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.81
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.34
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,236.01
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,008.50
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€180.02
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,560.85
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,677.83
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.32
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.45
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€11.05
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.38
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.37
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€80.87
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.68
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€88.78
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€113.64
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
|
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