Gabon vs Samoa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gabon Samoa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1763
$2766
🏠 One person rent
$295
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$1560
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$24.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$501
$439
💸 GDP per capita
$8420
$4139
😃 Human freedom index
6.5
6.2
❤️ Life expectancy
65.7
72.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
48
🌐 English speaking %
1%
49.9%
🎓 Higher education
10
20
😀 Quality of life
27
43
🏙️ Population
2.03M
200K

The average cost of living in Gabon ($696) is 5% more expensive than in Samoa ($661). Gabon ranked 140th vs 155th for Samoa 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 0.7 months in Samoa. Ranked 151st and 99th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Gabon vs Samoa

We calculate prices for Gabon and Samoa 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.

Gabon Samoa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$5.51
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$41.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1331
$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$890
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.4
$20.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$7.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$7.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$21.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6338
$4397

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In Gabon

City Cost of living Population
Libreville
$702
797K
Port-Gentil
$659
136K

In Samoa

City Cost of living Population
Apia
$661
37.7K
Manase
$661
161