Cost of Living inPort-Gentil, Gabon
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Gabon: $18,924/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 37% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
5.1 / 10
#93 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Monthly Costs
Rent
Food
Transport
Utilities
Education
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Gabon yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Port-Gentil. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Port-Gentil is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Gabon.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and headline outcomes are weaker weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedRelatively low patient cost-sharing help, but public coverage looks thinner and country-level outcomes are weaker.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
48/100
2023
Physicians
0.52/1k
2022
Hospital beds
1.95/1k
2011
Out of pocket
17%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
68.5 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
233/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
16.3/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Gabon yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in Port-Gentil, Gabon · Source: GDP-derived estimate (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Port-Gentil compared with the US?
Your money goes about 2.6x further in Port-Gentil than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Gabon here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Port-Gentil cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Port-Gentil is more expensive overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 37% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City) for Port-Gentil. We are using the country-level cost index for Gabon here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Port-Gentil compare with New York City?
Rent in Port-Gentil is about 75% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Gabon here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Port-Gentil?
Groceries in Port-Gentil are about 31% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 11% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Gabon here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil is Gabon's second-largest city and its economic capital, located on the Atlantic coast at the mouth of the Ogooué River, about 145 kilometers southwest of Libreville. With roughly 165,000 residents, it functions as the operational center of Gabon's oil industry, with offshore production, onshore terminals, and the country's principal commercial port handling crude exports alongside timber and manganese. Major international oil companies have long maintained operations here, supporting an expatriate community concentrated in engineering and services. French is the official language and the working medium for business. The city sits on Mandji Island and has no road connection to the mainland, so access is by air or sea only. The climate is hot, humid, and equatorial. For relocation, opportunities are almost entirely tied to the oil and services sector.
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