Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 10.7% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
$2.26
THB81.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.63
THB22.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA421
|
$0.35
THB12.62
|
|
pay 0.1% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
$7.97
THB288.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
$6.00
THB216.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
$1.07
THB38.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA780
|
$1.19
THB43.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$0.48
THB17.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA457
|
$0.79
THB28.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.63
THB22.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA356
|
$0.64
THB23.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA389
|
$0.45
THB16.44
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
$4.25
THB153.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$22.11
THB798.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
$9.24
THB333.77
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA597
|
$1.87
THB67.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
$1.81
THB65.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$5.45
THB197.04
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
|
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