Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 23.5% more expensive than Poland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.3% more in Gabon
- Groceries
-
pay 80.4% more in Gabon
- Transportation
-
pay 0.8% more in Gabon
- Housing
-
pay 90.2% more in Gabon
- Childcare
-
pay 37.2% less in Gabon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.9% less in Gabon
- Clothing
-
pay 8.7% more in Gabon
The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Gabon are more expensive than in Poland. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Gabon. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Gabon.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Poland, you would:
pay 27.3% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN34.43
|
$16.34
FCFA9,856
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN29.06
|
$12.25
FCFA7,392
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN6.75
|
$1.23
FCFA739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.56
|
$1.31
FCFA788
|
|
pay 80.4% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.59
|
$1.42
FCFA854
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN16.70
|
$3.40
FCFA2,053
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN13.90
|
$9.78
FCFA5,899
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.36
|
$3.39
FCFA2,045
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN10.45
|
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.67
|
$1.43
FCFA864
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.77
|
$1.16
FCFA700
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN2.93
|
$1.43
FCFA864
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.22
|
$0.94
FCFA566
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.42
|
$1.04
FCFA626
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN1.90
|
$1.11
FCFA671
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN23.54
|
$3.89
FCFA2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN109.89
|
$44.93
FCFA27,103
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN116,790.79
|
$27,776.16
FCFA16,754,765
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN30.02
|
$6.82
FCFA4,115
|
|
pay 90.2% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN55.87
|
$68.08
FCFA41,066
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,334.80
|
$844.18
FCFA509,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,855.02
|
$490.17
FCFA295,672
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN713.71
|
$83.30
FCFA50,245
|
|
pay 37.2% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,233.57
|
$118.46
FCFA71,454
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN23,315.10
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,203,117
|
|
pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.10
|
$0.98
FCFA591
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN11.81
|
$4.25
FCFA2,562
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN17.63
|
$2.45
FCFA1,478
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN126.15
|
$57.19
FCFA34,495
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN25.09
|
$4.50
FCFA2,717
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN293.34
|
$65.36
FCFA39,423
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN136.74
|
$73.53
FCFA44,351
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN303.67
|
$44.93
FCFA27,103
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN338.30
|
$71.89
FCFA43,365
|
|
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