Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 27.0% more expensive than Samoa overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.8% less in Gabon
- Groceries
-
pay 73.0% more in Gabon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.2% more in Gabon
- Clothing
-
pay 22.5% more in Gabon
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Gabon are more expensive than in Samoa.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
|
Samoa
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$16.34
FCFA9,482
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$12.25
FCFA7,112
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$1.23
FCFA711
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$1.31
FCFA759
|
|
pay 73.0% more for groceries
|
Samoa
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.42
FCFA822
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.40
FCFA1,976
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$9.78
FCFA5,676
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.39
FCFA1,968
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.11
FCFA1,806
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.43
FCFA832
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
FCFA674
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.43
FCFA832
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
FCFA545
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
FCFA602
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
FCFA645
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Samoa
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.89
FCFA2,257
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.93
FCFA26,077
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,776.16
FCFA16,120,117
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.82
FCFA3,959
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Samoa
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$68.08
FCFA39,510
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$844.18
FCFA489,925
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$490.17
FCFA284,473
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$83.30
FCFA48,342
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Samoa
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$118.46
FCFA68,748
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,081,787
|
pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Samoa
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$0.98
FCFA569
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$4.25
FCFA2,465
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.45
FCFA1,422
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$57.19
FCFA33,188
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.50
FCFA2,614
|
|
pay 22.5% more for clothing
|
Samoa
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$65.36
FCFA37,930
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$73.53
FCFA42,671
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$44.93
FCFA26,077
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$71.89
FCFA41,723
|
|
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