Cost of living comparison

North Korea

compared to

Gabon

Gabon vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 3.1 times more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% less in Gabon
Groceries: pay 62.3% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 7.8 times more in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Gabon

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Gabon are more expensive than in North Korea. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Gabon.

Gabon vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gabon instead of North Korea, you would:

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pay 10.4% less for restaurants

	North Korea	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$16.34 FCFA9,856
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$12.25 FCFA7,392
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$1.23 FCFA739	-42.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$1.31 FCFA788	+22.0%
Average			-10.4%

North Korea vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.3% more for groceries

	North Korea	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$1.42 FCFA854	-35.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.40 FCFA2,053
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$9.78 FCFA5,899	+187.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$3.39 FCFA2,045	+34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.11 FCFA1,878
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.43 FCFA864
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.16 FCFA700
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.43 FCFA864
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.94 FCFA566
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.04 FCFA626
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.11 FCFA671
Average			+62.3%

North Korea vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	North Korea	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.89 FCFA2,346
Monthly public transit pass	??	$44.93 FCFA27,103
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,776.16 FCFA16,754,765
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$6.82 FCFA4,115

North Korea vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.8 times more for housing

	North Korea	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$68.08 FCFA41,066
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$844.18 FCFA509,213	+884.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$490.17 FCFA295,672	+471.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$83.30 FCFA50,245
Average			+678.1%

North Korea vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	North Korea	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$118.46 FCFA71,454
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,310.15 FCFA3,203,117

North Korea vs. Gabon - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	North Korea	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$0.98 FCFA591	-92.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$4.25 FCFA2,562	+296.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.45 FCFA1,478
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$57.19 FCFA34,495
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.50 FCFA2,717
Average			+102.0%

North Korea vs. Gabon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	North Korea	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$65.36 FCFA39,423
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$73.53 FCFA44,351
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$44.93 FCFA27,103
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$71.89 FCFA43,365

North Korea vs. Gabon - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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