Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Gabon
  3. Libreville
  4. Thailand
  5. Bangkok
  6. Comparison
XAF
COMPARED TO
THB

Bangkok is 7.3% more expensive than Libreville.

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

pay 61.8% less for restaurants

  Libreville help_outline Bangkok help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.23
FCFA6,458
$2.25
฿76.15
-80.0%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $13.03
FCFA7,491
$5.77
฿195.82
-55.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.96
FCFA551
$0.57
฿19.38
-40.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.96
FCFA551
$0.28
฿9.42
-71.0%
Average -61.8%
Libreville vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 24.2% less for groceries

  Libreville help_outline Bangkok help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.04
FCFA1,171
$1.29
฿43.91
-36.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.09
FCFA2,927
$10.56
฿358.22
+107.4%
Milk (1 gallon) $7.48
FCFA4,302
$6.41
฿217.33
-14.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.12
FCFA1,791
$1.73
฿58.53
-44.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $7.34
FCFA4,218
$1.16
฿39.29
-84.2%
Apples (1 lb) $1.02
FCFA586
$1.35
฿45.72
+32.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.43
FCFA820
$0.55
฿18.75
-61.2%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.58
FCFA1,484
$0.99
฿33.69
-61.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.94
FCFA539
$0.74
฿25.09
-21.1%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.82
FCFA469
$0.63
฿21.29
-23.0%
Onions (1 lb) $1.63
FCFA937
$0.65
฿22.11
-60.0%
Average -24.2%
Libreville vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 9.3% less for transportation

  Libreville help_outline Bangkok help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.91
FCFA2,824
$3.47
฿117.73
-29.3%
Monthly public transit pass $53.92
FCFA30,997
$41.69
฿1,414.24
-22.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,349.06
FCFA18,598,119
$48,107.76
฿1,631,815.17
+48.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $15.28
FCFA8,782
$10.10
฿342.68
-33.9%
Average -9.3%
Libreville vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 33.6% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $54.99
FCFA31,617
$21.26
฿721.14
-61.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,557.55
FCFA895,465
$674.08
฿22,864.84
-56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $838.68
FCFA482,173
$334.87
฿11,358.71
-60.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $50.39
FCFA28,971
$72.48
฿2,458.46
+43.8%
Average -33.6%
Libreville vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 2.2 times more for childcare

  Libreville help_outline Bangkok help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $101.84
FCFA58,550
$303.22
฿10,285.38
+197.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,681.60
FCFA6,715,987
$16,459.76
฿558,315.10
+40.9%
Average +119.3%
Libreville vs. Bangkok - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports

  Libreville help_outline Bangkok help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.90
FCFA517
$2.25
฿76.15
+149.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.40
FCFA1,378
$2.14
฿72.43
-10.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.80
FCFA1,033
$4.81
฿163.18
+167.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $83.12
FCFA47,787
$65.72
฿2,229.38
-20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $8.99
FCFA5,166
$8.02
฿271.97
-10.8%
Average +55.0%
Libreville vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 5.5% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $38.94
FCFA22,387
$57.95
฿1,965.68
+48.8%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $65.90
FCFA37,885
$38.84
฿1,317.59
-41.1%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $85.37
FCFA49,078
$96.30
฿3,266.49
+12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $92.10
FCFA52,953
$93.61
฿3,175.32
+1.6%
Average +5.5%
Libreville vs. Bangkok - 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: February 2021
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