Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 10.1% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Gabon instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 17.2% more for restaurants
|
San Marino
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.21
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.77
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.51
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.20
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 44.5% more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.52
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.10
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.75
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.03
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.69
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.87
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€31.51
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€21,853.02
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€20.63
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 49.7% more for housing
|
San Marino
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€30.24
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€482.80
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€482.80
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€64.12
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 33.6% less for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€332.03
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,082.10
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.50
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€66.07
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.61
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€96.56
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€101.64
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€86.40
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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