Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 44.4% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
$2.95
฿108.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$0.57
฿20.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$0.32
฿11.87
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
$8.67
฿319.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
$6.60
฿242.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
$1.46
฿53.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA904
|
$1.36
฿50.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
$0.63
฿23.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
$0.90
฿33.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA748
|
$0.73
฿26.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA655
|
$0.73
฿26.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA877
|
$0.63
฿23.07
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
$4.46
฿164.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
$10.60
฿390.08
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
Libreville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
|
pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA619
|
$2.36
฿86.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$2.30
฿84.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$7.97
฿293.38
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Libreville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
|
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