Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 20.7% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Mali, you would:
pay 30.0% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,869
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,941
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA541
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA348
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
Mali
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,756
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA4,991
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,154
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,089
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA290
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA649
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 22.0% less for transportation
Mali
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,975
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,428,205
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
Mali
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA21,872
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA608,564
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA327,645
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA124,367
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 17.4% less for childcare
Mali
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,302,769
|
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,226
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA913
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Mali
|
Thailand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,214
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,071
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
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