Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 64.4% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Benin, you would:
pay 14.9% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$2.08
THB76.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$0.67
THB24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$0.35
THB13.01
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
Benin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$7.99
THB293.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$6.46
THB237.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$1.07
THB39.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$1.20
THB44.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.50
THB18.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.79
THB29.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$0.59
THB21.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$0.62
THB22.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$0.46
THB16.89
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Benin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$4.57
THB167.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
THB893.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$9.68
THB355.89
|
|
pay 6.5% less for housing
Benin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
|
pay 71.2% more for childcare
Benin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
|
pay 67.2% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$1.90
THB69.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$1.94
THB71.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$5.63
THB207.03
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
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