Cost of living comparison

Libreville, Gabon

compared to

Thimphu, Bhutan

Thimphu vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Thimphu is 21.4% cheaper than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 74.6% less in Thimphu
Groceries: pay 50.7% less in Thimphu
Transportation: pay 1.8% more in Thimphu
Housing: pay 75.8% less in Thimphu
Childcare: pay 10.2% more in Thimphu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Thimphu
Clothing: pay 63.1% less in Thimphu

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation in Thimphu are more expensive than in Libreville. Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Thimphu. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Thimphu.

Thimphu vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thimphu instead of Libreville, you would:

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pay 74.6% less for restaurants

	Libreville	Thimphu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 FCFA9,407	$2.95 BTN251.53	-82.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,055	$2.95 BTN251.53	-76.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA706	$0.55 BTN47.29	-54.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.31 FCFA753	$0.19 BTN15.93	-85.7%
Average			-74.6%

Libreville vs. Thimphu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.7% less for groceries

	Libreville	Thimphu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 FCFA815	$0.94 BTN80.49	-33.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 FCFA1,960	$1.68 BTN143.37	-50.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.78 FCFA5,631	$3.17 BTN270.41	-67.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 FCFA1,952	$2.20 BTN188.14	-35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 FCFA1,792	$1.74 BTN148.32	-44.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA825	$1.07 BTN91.27	-25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA668	$0.65 BTN55.90	-43.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 FCFA825	$0.82 BTN70.28	-42.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 FCFA540	$0.37 BTN31.49	-60.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 FCFA597	$0.23 BTN19.62	-77.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA640	$0.26 BTN21.91	-76.9%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 1.8% more for transportation

	Libreville	Thimphu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 FCFA2,239	$3.93 BTN335.12	+1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.93 FCFA25,869	$3.97 BTN338.58	-91.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,776.16 FCFA15,991,667	$21,215.98 BTN1,810,999.60	-23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.82 FCFA3,928	$15.09 BTN1,287.82	+121.2%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 75.8% less for housing

	Libreville	Thimphu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.08 FCFA39,195	$31.25 BTN2,667.13	-54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$844.18 FCFA486,021	$124.45 BTN10,623.18	-85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$490.17 FCFA282,206	$79.38 BTN6,776.08	-83.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.30 FCFA47,957	$16.69 BTN1,424.42	-80.0%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 10.2% more for childcare

	Libreville	Thimphu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.46 FCFA68,200	$246.05 BTN21,002.56	+107.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,310.15 FCFA3,057,230	$677.73 BTN57,851.38	-87.2%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Thimphu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 FCFA564	$6.43 BTN548.99	+556.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.25 FCFA2,446	$1.53 BTN130.79	-63.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 FCFA1,411	$3.83 BTN326.99	+56.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 FCFA32,924	$49.11 BTN4,192.13	-14.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,593	$3.54 BTN301.83	-21.5%
Average			+102.6%

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pay 63.1% less for clothing

	Libreville	Thimphu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.36 FCFA37,627	$9.43 BTN804.89	-85.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$73.53 FCFA42,331	$11.79 BTN1,006.11	-84.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.93 FCFA25,869	$32.41 BTN2,766.80	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.89 FCFA41,390	$32.41 BTN2,766.80	-54.9%
Average			-63.1%

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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: April 2025

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