Last update: Nov 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between London and Gabon

For one person, living is cheaper in Gabon: $1,495 a month against $4,048 in London, rent and utilities included – about $30,600 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

London, United Kingdom
Gabon
London
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
$4,048
/mo nomad
🇬🇦 Gabon
$1,495
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: London is 43.7% more expensive than Gabon without rent, and 170.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: London is 43.2% more expensive than Gabon without rent, and 128.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
London
Gabon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$26.36 £19.59
$17.08 FCFA 9,970
54.33%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$109 £80.7
$68.7 FCFA 40.1K
58.13%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.71 £7.96
$15.14 FCFA 8,835
-29.26%
Cappuccino
$5.59 £4.15
$6.09 FCFA 3,555
-8.21%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.00 £2.23
$1.75 FCFA 1,023
71.43%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.22 £1.65
$1.46 FCFA 852
52.05%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$9.65 £7.17
$1.05 FCFA 611
819.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$8.26 £6.14
$1.83 FCFA 1,070
351.37%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
London
Gabon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.97 £1.46
$3.32 FCFA 1,937
-40.66%
White Bread (500g)
$2.09 £1.55
$1.30 FCFA 756
60.77%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.59 £1.93
$2.82 FCFA 1,648
-8.16%
Eggs
$5.37 £3.99
$4.26 FCFA 2,489
26.06%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.12 £9.75
$10.26 FCFA 5,989
27.88%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$11.03 £8.20
$8.46 FCFA 4,939
30.38%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.73 £13.17
$25.83 FCFA 15.1K
-31.36%
Apples (1kg)
$3.17 £2.36
$3.04 FCFA 1,773
4.28%
Banana (1kg)
$1.38 £1.03
$3.82 FCFA 2,231
-63.87%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.82 £2.10
$3.94 FCFA 2,302
-28.43%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.36 £2.50
$3.44 FCFA 2,011
-2.33%
Potato (1kg)
$1.70 £1.26
$3.02 FCFA 1,764
-43.71%
Onion (1kg)
$1.78 £1.32
$4.22 FCFA 2,461
-57.82%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.49 £1.11
$2.15 FCFA 1,254
-30.70%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.82 £1.35
$1.58 FCFA 925
15.19%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$23.85 £17.72
$2.63 FCFA 1,534
806.84%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.44 £9.98
$11.41 FCFA 6,660
17.79%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.11 £2.31
$0.96 FCFA 563
223.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.49 £3.34
$1.31 FCFA 762
242.75%
🚌 Getting Around
London
Gabon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.13 £3.07
$0.36 FCFA 207
1047.22%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$266 £198
$34.22 FCFA 20.0K
677.26%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.98 £4.44
$1.25 FCFA 729
378.40%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.39 £2.52
$0.73 FCFA 424
364.38%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$56.6 £42.03
$17.30 FCFA 10.1K
226.88%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.21 £1.64
$1.09 FCFA 635
102.75%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K £28.4K
$29.0K FCFA 16.9M
31.99%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.0K £30.5K
$22.1K FCFA 12.9M
85.59%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
Gabon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$372 £277
$85.6 FCFA 50.0K
334.95%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.66 £13.87
$33.94 FCFA 19.8K
-45.02%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.53 £30.12
$63.7 FCFA 37.2K
-36.39%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
London
Gabon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$56.0 £41.63
$63.7 FCFA 37.2K
-11.99%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.10 £12.71
$25.56 FCFA 14.9K
-33.10%
Cinema Ticket
$17.95 £13.34
$4.40 FCFA 2,569
307.95%
🧸 Childcare & Education
London
Gabon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,946 £2,189
$172 FCFA 100.1K
1617.42%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$47.6K £35.4K
$5,436 FCFA 3.2M
775.98%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
London
Gabon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$116 £86.4
$85.2 FCFA 49.7K
36.51%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$56.9 £42.28
$43.34 FCFA 25.3K
31.29%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$128 £95.1
$51.5 FCFA 30.1K
148.24%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$154 £114
$102 FCFA 59.8K
50.27%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
London
Gabon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,935 £2,182
$1,025 FCFA 598.5K
186.32%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,258 £1,678
$423 FCFA 246.8K
434.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$5,250 £3,901
$2,057 FCFA 1.2M
155.26%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$3,859 £2,868
$852 FCFA 497.2K
353.06%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$17.2K £12.8K
$3,597 FCFA 2.1M
377.70%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$8,278 £6,152
$2,691 FCFA 1.6M
207.63%
💵 Salaries & Financials
London
Gabon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$5,621 £4,177
$435 FCFA 254.0K
1191.70%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.78
11.5
-58.43%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for London: November 1, 2026

Last update for Gabon: November 2, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
London
$2.3K
Gabon
$423 81.3% $1.8K
Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
$432
Gabon
$183 57.5% $248
Eating Out
London
$396
Gabon
$277 30% $119
Groceries & Markets
London
$360
Gabon
$372 3.1% $11
Getting Around
London
$305
Gabon
$41 86.7% $265
Clothing & Footwear
London
$205
Gabon
$127 37.9% $78
Sport & Entertainment
London
$92
Gabon
$72 21.2% $19
Good to know
🇬🇧 London
🇬🇦 Gabon
🕒 Local time
03:33 3:33 AM
04:33 4:33 AM
1 h ahead of London
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
8,908,083 Capital
2,025,137
Exchange rates and currency converter

XAF, USD, EUR to GBP – British Pound Converter

British Pound exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 0.743 GBP (1 GBP = 1.35 USD). 1 EUR = 0.834 GBP (1 GBP = 1.2 EUR).

Central African CFA Franc exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 584 XAF (1,000 XAF = 1.71 USD). 1 EUR = 655 XAF (1,000 XAF = 1.53 EUR).

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