Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 60.8% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 35.3% more for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$1.23
FCFA772
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$1.31
FCFA823
|
|
pay 30.4% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$1.42
FCFA892
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$3.40
FCFA2,143
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$9.78
FCFA6,158
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$3.39
FCFA2,135
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$3.11
FCFA1,960
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$1.43
FCFA902
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$1.16
FCFA731
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$1.43
FCFA902
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$1.11
FCFA700
|
|
pay 16.5% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,488,932
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$6.82
FCFA4,295
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$68.08
FCFA42,865
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$844.18
FCFA531,526
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$490.17
FCFA308,628
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$83.30
FCFA52,447
|
|
pay 29.7% more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$118.46
FCFA74,585
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,343,472
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$4.25
FCFA2,675
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$57.19
FCFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$4.50
FCFA2,836
|
|
pay 22.7% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$65.36
FCFA41,150
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$73.53
FCFA46,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$71.89
FCFA45,265
|
|
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