Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 75.5% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Bangkok
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,751
|
$2.77
THB101.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,790
|
$5.55
THB202.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,400
|
$0.58
THB21.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA908
|
$0.31
THB11.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.62
THB59.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.67
THB353.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.60
THB241.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.22
THB81.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
THB47.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.37
THB50.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
THB25.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
THB37.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
THB28.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
THB25.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
THB22.45
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,613
|
$4.25
THB155.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.06
THB1,318.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$51,319.04
THB1,875,948.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.52
THB384.48
|
|
pay 33.4% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$15.07
THB550.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA340,773
|
$608.65
THB22,248.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA219,405
|
$287.69
THB10,516.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA378,090
|
$70.06
THB2,560.92
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,881
|
$614.94
THB22,478.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
$12,311.97
THB450,059.32
|
|
pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,953
|
$2.08
THB76.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,518
|
$2.37
THB86.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.16
THB152.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$57.72
THB2,109.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.94
THB253.51
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,992
|
$53.87
THB1,969.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,514
|
$39.30
THB1,436.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA60,856
|
$101.75
THB3,719.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,471
|
$92.54
THB3,382.75
|
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