Curacao vs Gabon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curacao	Gabon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1395	$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3667	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$637	$295
🏘️ Family rent	$1381	$532
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$943	$501
💸 GDP per capita	$20493	$8420
😃 Human freedom index	7.2	6.5
❤️ Life expectancy	78	65.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index	72	28
🌐 English speaking %	60%	1%
🎓 Higher education	15	10
😀 Quality of life	61	27
🏙️ Population	153K	2.03M

The average cost of living in Curacao ($1395) is 101% more expensive than in Gabon ($696). Curacao ranked 39th vs 140th for Gabon in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curacao compared to 0.7 months in Gabon. Ranked 57th and 151st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Curacao vs Gabon

We calculate prices for Curacao and Gabon as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

	Curacao	Gabon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.7	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.8	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$534	$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$396	$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1372	$565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$48.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.6	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.86%	10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2442	$1331
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1762	$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.72	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.9	$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$8.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.68	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.8	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.3	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.91	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.6	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$298	$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12926	$6338