Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.5 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB81.59
|
$14.38
FCFA8,670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
$7.87
FCFA4,746
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB22.77
|
$2.30
FCFA1,387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.62
|
$1.49
FCFA900
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Thailand
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB288.02
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB216.73
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB38.79
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.03
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.46
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.55
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB22.87
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.15
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.44
|
?? |
pay 1.1% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB153.42
|
$4.29
FCFA2,589
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB798.99
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB333.77
|
?? | |
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
$559.96
FCFA337,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
$360.53
FCFA217,371
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
$621.28
FCFA374,585
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
$49.10
FCFA29,604
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,305,721
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB67.70
|
$4.85
FCFA2,926
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB65.44
|
$4.14
FCFA2,495
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB197.04
|
?? | |
pay 53.3% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
$57.50
FCFA34,668
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
$60.00
FCFA36,175
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
$100.00
FCFA60,292
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
$55.00
FCFA33,161
|
|
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