Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 27.9% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.27
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.32
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 42.2% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.41
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.11
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.61
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,949.04
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.07
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 46.1% more for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.58
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,443.63
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,050.13
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.85
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 36.6% less for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,138.42
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,776.86
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.98
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.27
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.46
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.18
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.90
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.30
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.29
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
|
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