Ethiopia vs Gabon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Gabon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1742
🏠 One person rent
$651
$295
🏘️ Family rent
$1046
$496
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.1
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$497
💸 GDP per capita
$1011
$8219
😃 Human freedom index
5.16
6.32
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
68.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
27
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
59
10
😀 Quality of life
17
26
🏙️ Population
129M
2.03M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($1179) is 68% more expensive than in Gabon ($702). Ethiopia ranked 67th vs 146th 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 0.2 months in Ethiopia compared to 0.7 months in Gabon. Ranked 175th and 154th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Gabon

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Gabon as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Ethiopia Gabon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.5
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$1.22
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1554
$558
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$119
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.22%
10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2356
$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1626
$1011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.72
$9.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.76
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.47
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.64
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$6.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.2
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30220
$6173

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1255
5.7M
Mekelle
$808
324K
Gondar
$986
324K
Awasa
$1012
300K
Dire Dawa
$1139
277K
Bahir Dar
$846
243K
Jimma
$811
178K
Dessie
$1015
188K
Harar
$1131
157K
Jijiga
$1134
126K

In Gabon

City Cost of living Population
Libreville
$709
899K
Port-Gentil
$658
136K