Gabon vs Saudi Arabia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gabon Saudi Arabia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1763
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$295
$601
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$961
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$501
$2263
💸 GDP per capita
$8420
$28895
😃 Human freedom index
6.5
4.53
❤️ Life expectancy
65.7
77.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
52
🌐 English speaking %
1%
55%
🎓 Higher education
10
80
😀 Quality of life
27
63
🏙️ Population
2.03M
33M

The average cost of living in Gabon ($696) is 42% less expensive than in Saudi Arabia ($1194). Gabon ranked 140th vs 53rd for Saudi Arabia 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 1.9 months in Saudi Arabia. Ranked 151st and 55th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Gabon vs Saudi Arabia

We calculate prices for Gabon and Saudi Arabia as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 22 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 Saudi Arabia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.78
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$1160
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.1
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1331
$1903
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$1194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.4
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26
$96.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6338
$7809

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Gabon

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

In Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1586
7.01M
Jeddah
$1123
4.7M
Mecca
$940
2.43M
Medina
$853
1.41M
Dammam
$989
903K
Tabuk
$988
886K
Qatif
$878
625K
Jubail
$928
379K
Yanbu
$837
299K
Al-Mubarraz
$783
299K
Unaizah
$940
250K
Abha
$915
236K
Dhahran
$870
138K
Ha'il
$944
311K
Sakakah
$806
150K
Ar Rass
$828
92.5K
Bareq
$895
75.4K
Najran
$934
72K
Al Wajh
$879
50K
Dumat al-Jandal
$821
45.3K
Bisha
$895
31.5K
As Sulayyil
$1021
8.21K