Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 36.8% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 44.8% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD801
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$1.31
FCFA823
|
|
pay 83.0% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$1.42
FCFA892
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$3.40
FCFA2,143
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD544
|
$9.78
FCFA6,158
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$3.39
FCFA2,135
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$3.11
FCFA1,960
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$1.43
FCFA902
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$1.16
FCFA731
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$1.43
FCFA902
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD52
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$1.11
FCFA700
|
|
pay 12.1% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD699
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,488,932
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD798
|
$6.82
FCFA4,295
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
$68.08
FCFA42,865
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
$844.18
FCFA531,526
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
$490.17
FCFA308,628
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
$83.30
FCFA52,447
|
|
pay 25.8% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
$118.46
FCFA74,585
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,343,472
|
|
pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD228
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD189
|
$4.25
FCFA2,675
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
$57.19
FCFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$4.50
FCFA2,836
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
$65.36
FCFA41,150
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
$73.53
FCFA46,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
$71.89
FCFA45,265
|
|
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