Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 32.7% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,300
|
$2.08
THB77.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,310
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,249
|
$0.67
THB24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA831
|
$0.35
THB13.10
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,124
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,293
|
$7.99
THB295.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,241
|
$6.46
THB239.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,146
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,635
|
$1.07
THB39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA974
|
$1.20
THB44.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$0.50
THB18.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA823
|
$0.79
THB29.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,091
|
$0.59
THB21.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA556
|
$0.62
THB22.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA638
|
$0.46
THB17.02
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,377
|
$4.57
THB169.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,382
|
$24.32
THB900.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,478,029
|
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
$9.68
THB358.43
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA613,215
|
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA168,502
|
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA153,217
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
|
pay 11.4% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA474,868
|
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,534,225
|
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA664
|
$1.90
THB70.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA2,032
|
$1.94
THB71.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,634
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,783
|
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,088
|
$5.63
THB208.51
|
|
pay 46.7% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,232
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,725
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA71,996
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA116,515
|
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Thailand or Republic of the Congo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.