Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 6.1% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 56.1% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA904
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA748
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA655
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA877
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 63.9% less for housing
Libreville
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA619
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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