Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Gabon

Libreville vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 23.2% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 46.7% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 8.1% less in Libreville
Housing: pay 32.3% more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 68.2% less in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% less in Libreville
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Libreville

The cost of restaurants, groceries, and housing in Libreville are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Libreville. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Libreville.

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Libreville vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libreville instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$17.07 FCFA9,966	+474.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$15.36 FCFA8,969	+120.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$1.71 FCFA997	+162.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$1.42 FCFA830	+303.7%
Average			+266.5%

Bangkok vs. Libreville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.7% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$1.19 FCFA696	-19.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$5.12 FCFA2,990	-40.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$12.92 FCFA7,545	+77.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$4.32 FCFA2,525	+68.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$3.87 FCFA2,260	+137.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$1.36 FCFA791	-23.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$1.74 FCFA1,017	+116.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$1.74 FCFA1,017	+40.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.55 FCFA904	+77.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$1.36 FCFA791	+73.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$1.94 FCFA1,130	+179.8%
Average			+46.7%

Bangkok vs. Libreville - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$4.01 FCFA2,344	-24.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$46.94 FCFA27,407	+34.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$29,019.42 FCFA17M	-7.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$7.25 FCFA4,233	-31.3%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 32.3% more for housing

	Bangkok	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$64.01 FCFA37,373	+258.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$1,024.21 FCFA598K	+51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$426.76 FCFA249K	+23.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$65.27 FCFA38,105	-20.4%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 68.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$170.70 FCFA99,660	-70.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$5,547.83 FCFA3M	-66.4%
Average			-68.2%

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pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$1.02 FCFA598	-61.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$5.97 FCFA3,488	+113.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$2.56 FCFA1,495	-44.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$64.01 FCFA37,373	+9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$4.48 FCFA2,614	-40.9%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$85.35 FCFA49,830	+20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$42.68 FCFA24,915	-0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$51.21 FCFA29,898	-47.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$102.42 FCFA59,796	-6.8%
Average			-12.4%

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