Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Gabon
  3. Thailand
  4. Comparison
XAF
COMPARED TO
THB

Thailand is 8.9% cheaper than Gabon.

If you lived in Thailand instead of Gabon, you would:
local_dining

pay 56.2% less for restaurants

  Gabon help_outline Thailand help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.23
FCFA6,458
$2.15
฿72.89
-80.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $13.03
FCFA7,491
$6.58
฿223.23
-49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.96
FCFA551
$0.65
฿22.11
-32.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.96
FCFA551
$0.36
฿12.16
-62.6%
Average -56.2%
Gabon vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 30.6% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.04
FCFA1,171
$1.32
฿44.71
-35.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.09
FCFA2,927
$9.72
฿329.57
+90.8%
Milk (1 gallon) $7.48
FCFA4,302
$6.61
฿224.22
-11.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.12
FCFA1,791
$1.58
฿53.74
-49.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $7.34
FCFA4,218
$1.07
฿36.21
-85.5%
Apples (1 lb) $1.02
FCFA586
$1.25
฿42.37
+22.6%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.43
FCFA820
$0.57
฿19.23
-60.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.58
FCFA1,484
$0.84
฿28.43
-67.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.94
FCFA539
$0.58
฿19.77
-37.8%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.82
FCFA469
$0.57
฿19.26
-30.4%
Onions (1 lb) $1.63
FCFA937
$0.45
฿15.24
-72.4%
Average -30.6%
Gabon vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 29.9% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.91
FCFA2,824
$3.60
฿122.01
-26.8%
Monthly public transit pass $53.92
FCFA30,997
$32.53
฿1,103.42
-39.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,349.06
FCFA18,598,119
$34,102.47
฿1,156,755.70
+5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $15.28
FCFA8,782
$6.33
฿214.65
-58.6%
Average -29.9%
Gabon vs. Thailand - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 69.7% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $54.99
FCFA31,617
$23.03
฿781.11
-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,557.55
FCFA895,465
$365.73
฿12,405.42
-76.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $838.68
FCFA482,173
$215.02
฿7,293.34
-74.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $50.39
FCFA28,971
$50.41
฿1,709.83
Average -69.7%
Gabon vs. Thailand - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 96.4% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $101.84
FCFA58,550
$318.98
฿10,819.91
+213.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,681.60
FCFA6,715,987
$9,306.89
฿315,689.60
-20.3%
Average +96.4%
Gabon vs. Thailand - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.90
FCFA517
$2.23
฿75.72
+148.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.40
FCFA1,378
$1.93
฿65.53
-19.4%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.80
FCFA1,033
$4.04
฿136.90
+124.6%
Monthly membership at local gym $83.12
FCFA47,787
$44.82
฿1,520.39
-46.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $8.99
FCFA5,166
$6.06
฿205.40
-32.6%
Average +35.0%
Gabon vs. Thailand - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 7.5% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $38.94
FCFA22,387
$55.74
฿1,890.73
+43.2%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $65.90
FCFA37,885
$25.57
฿867.27
-61.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $85.37
FCFA49,078
$93.20
฿3,161.24
+9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather) $92.10
FCFA52,953
$72.77
฿2,468.23
-21.0%
Average -7.5%
Gabon vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2021
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