Gabon vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gabon Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$690
$586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1755
$1611
🏠 One person rent
$293
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$526
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.7
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$390
💸 GDP per capita
$8820
$2099
😃 Human freedom index
6.5
6.57
❤️ Life expectancy
65.8
61.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
31
🌐 English speaking %
1%
18.8%
🎓 Higher education
10
70
😀 Quality of life
28
38
🏙️ Population
2.03M
48.5M

The average cost of living in Gabon ($690) is 18% more expensive than in Kenya ($586). Gabon ranked 136th vs 158th for Kenya in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Gabon compared to 0.7 months in Kenya. Ranked 153rd and 126th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Gabon vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Gabon and Kenya as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 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.

Gabon Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.54
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.2
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.42%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1363
$1586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1013
$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$4.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.22
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$17.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$16
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$43.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6404
$6399

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Cities Comparison in Gabon vs Kenya

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Gabon

City Cost of living Population
Libreville
$697
797K
Port-Gentil
$651
136K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$646
5.55M
Kisumu
$441
410K
Mombasa
$493
1.2M
Eldoret
$405
289K
Thika
$530
279K
Nakuru
$439
308K
Mumias
$424
100K
Machakos
$524
114K
Malindi
$452
120K
Meru
$486
42.7K