Gabon is 2.3% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.

If you lived in Gabon instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 49.4% more for restaurants

 
Papua New Guinea
Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.38
PGK49.93
$16.34
FCFA10,164
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.43
PGK29.96
$12.25
FCFA7,623
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.80
PGK3.21
$1.23
FCFA762

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pay 5.3% less for groceries

 
Papua New Guinea
Gabon
Bread
1 loaf
$1.49
PGK5.99
$1.42
FCFA881
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.20
PGK8.86
$3.40
FCFA2,118
Milk (1 gallon) $7.01
PGK28.29
$9.78
FCFA6,084

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pay 24.5% more for transportation

 
Papua New Guinea
Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
PGK17.30
$3.89
FCFA2,419
Monthly public transit pass $16.69
PGK67.30
$44.93
FCFA27,952
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121

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pay 38.7% less for housing

 
Papua New Guinea
Gabon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
$68.08
FCFA42,351
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
$844.18
FCFA525,150
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $609.17
PGK2,456.77
$490.17
FCFA304,926

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pay 29.0% less for childcare

 
Papua New Guinea
Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $494.23
PGK1,993.21
$118.46
FCFA73,690
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361

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pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Papua New Guinea
Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.48
PGK9.99
$0.98
FCFA610
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.83
PGK7.39
$4.25
FCFA2,643
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.48
PGK30.16
$2.45
FCFA1,525

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

 
Papua New Guinea
Gabon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$39.25
PGK158.29
$65.36
FCFA40,657
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.57
PGK179.76
$73.53
FCFA45,739
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$64.38
PGK259.66
$44.93
FCFA27,952

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