Gabon vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gabon Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1676
$4920
🏠 One person rent
$278
$1260
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$479
$3408
💸 GDP per capita
$7803
$64572
😃 Human freedom index
6.32
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
65.7
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
78
🌐 English speaking %
1%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
10
96
😀 Quality of life
26
92
🏙️ Population
2.03M
17.9M

The average cost of living in Gabon ($662) is 68% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2065). Gabon ranked 150th vs 13th for the Netherlands 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 Gabon compared to 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 153rd and 10th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Gabon vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Gabon and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.3
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$5.86
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1023
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$43.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1330
$5559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$956
$4324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$3.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.23
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$6.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.93
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.7
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.02
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$1877
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5914
$9801

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Cities Comparison in Gabon vs the Netherlands

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Gabon

City Cost of living Population
Libreville
$668
797K
Port-Gentil
$625
136K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2791
921K
Rotterdam
$2359
664K
The Hague
$2199
548K
Utrecht
$2251
359K
Eindhoven
$1963
244K
Groningen
$1745
238K
Tilburg
$1862
228K
Arnhem
$1613
164K
Almere
$1937
215K
Breda
$1739
188K
Nijmegen
$1999
177K
Haarlem
$2291
163K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
159K
Leiden
$2081
124K
Enschede
$1864
160K
Apeldoorn
$1893
139K
Maastricht
$1920
120K
Venlo
$1700
102K
Zwolle
$1764
130K
Delft
$1861
109K
Hilversum
$2049
91.2K
Purmerend
$1944
81.5K
Emmen
$1574
107K
Zutphen
$1701
47.4K
Leeuwarden
$1952
93.8K
Deventer
$1851
101K
Heerlen
$1468
86.9K
Zeist
$2180
65K
Roosendaal
$1890
77K
Scheveningen
$2049
61.1K