Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 11.3% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.37
FCFA6,032
|
$1.81
฿64.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.63
FCFA7,487
|
$5.71
฿205.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
FCFA542
|
$0.64
฿23.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
FCFA542
|
$0.32
฿11.51
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
FCFA1,101
|
$1.34
฿48.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
FCFA2,840
|
$7.53
฿270.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
FCFA4,520
|
$6.27
฿225.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
FCFA1,781
|
$1.55
฿55.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
FCFA2,904
|
$0.98
฿35.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA749
|
$1.08
฿38.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA734
|
$0.52
฿18.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,452
|
$0.77
฿27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
FCFA562
|
$0.55
฿19.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA500
|
$0.53
฿19.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA859
|
$0.41
฿14.84
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.82
FCFA2,458
|
$4.64
฿166.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.11
FCFA30,979
|
$23.16
฿832.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,865.69
FCFA18,587,527
|
$33,407.71
฿1,200,658.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
FCFA8,777
|
$6.73
฿242.01
|
|
pay 56.7% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.26
FCFA34,938
|
$19.03
฿683.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$882.01
FCFA567,952
|
$289.36
฿10,399.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$470.40
FCFA302,908
|
$182.40
฿6,555.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.40
FCFA42,116
|
$43.42
฿1,560.34
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.55
FCFA60,237
|
$382.69
฿13,753.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,810.95
FCFA3,097,921
|
$10,907.98
฿392,028.01
|
|
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
FCFA516
|
$1.92
฿68.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.41
FCFA1,549
|
$1.72
฿61.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
FCFA1,033
|
$3.52
฿126.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.16
FCFA43,887
|
$44.86
฿1,612.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.02
FCFA5,163
|
$5.07
฿182.07
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.09
FCFA24,525
|
$46.03
฿1,654.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$85.53
FCFA55,074
|
$28.05
฿1,007.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.96
FCFA44,404
|
$78.52
฿2,822.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.37
FCFA48,534
|
$64.24
฿2,308.63
|
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