Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 89.9% more expensive than Rwanda overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.8 times more in Gabon
- Groceries
-
pay 2.3 times more in Gabon
- Transportation
-
pay 14.7% more in Gabon
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Gabon
- Childcare
-
pay 32.7% less in Gabon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.9% more in Gabon
- Clothing
-
pay 2.8 times more in Gabon
The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Gabon are more expensive than in Rwanda. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Gabon.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,656
|
$16.34
FCFA9,779
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,794
|
$12.25
FCFA7,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,276
|
$1.23
FCFA733
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF672
|
$1.31
FCFA782
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,439
|
$1.42
FCFA848
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,221
|
$3.40
FCFA2,037
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,790
|
$9.78
FCFA5,853
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,380
|
$3.39
FCFA2,029
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,129
|
$3.11
FCFA1,863
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,965
|
$1.43
FCFA858
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF744
|
$1.16
FCFA695
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,225
|
$1.43
FCFA858
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF690
|
$0.94
FCFA562
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF321
|
$1.04
FCFA621
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF464
|
$1.11
FCFA665
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,391
|
$3.89
FCFA2,328
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF35,177
|
$44.93
FCFA26,893
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF29,486,406
|
$27,776.16
FCFA16,624,556
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,588
|
$6.82
FCFA4,083
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF37,375
|
$68.08
FCFA40,746
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF698,362
|
$844.18
FCFA505,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF387,979
|
$490.17
FCFA293,375
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF42,855
|
$83.30
FCFA49,854
|
|
pay 32.7% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF213,130
|
$118.46
FCFA70,899
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,708,592
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,178,224
|
|
pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,552
|
$0.98
FCFA587
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,161
|
$4.25
FCFA2,543
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,362
|
$2.45
FCFA1,467
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF45,408
|
$57.19
FCFA34,227
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,173
|
$4.50
FCFA2,696
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,796
|
$65.36
FCFA39,117
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF31,038
|
$73.53
FCFA44,006
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF37,936
|
$44.93
FCFA26,893
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF44,833
|
$71.89
FCFA43,028
|
|
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