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Abidjan vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Abidjan is 17.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 63.6% more in Abidjan
Groceries: pay 17.8% more in Abidjan
Transportation: pay 20.0% more in Abidjan
Housing: pay 70.7% more in Abidjan
Childcare: pay 63.4% less in Abidjan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% less in Abidjan
Clothing: pay 26.9% more in Abidjan

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Abidjan are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Abidjan.

Abidjan vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abidjan instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 63.6% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Abidjan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$3.58 F CFA1,999	+15.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$11.18 F CFA6,248	+80.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$0.84 F CFA472	+6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$0.84 F CFA470	+152.2%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 17.8% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Abidjan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$0.52 F CFA292	-63.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$11.63 F CFA6,498	+36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$9.04 F CFA5,055	+25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$2.26 F CFA1,263	-1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$3.96 F CFA2,214	+187.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$1.82 F CFA1,015	+14.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.52 F CFA288	-36.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$1.02 F CFA569	-0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$0.92 F CFA513	+7.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.76 F CFA425	+5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.79 F CFA442	+21.9%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 20.0% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Abidjan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$5.92 F CFA3,311	+26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	$49.19 F CFA27,491	+32.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$30,855.61 F CFA17,244,573	-17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$16.10 F CFA8,997	+38.5%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 70.7% more for housing

	Bangkok	Abidjan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$43.08 F CFA24,076	+154.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$593.76 F CFA331,840	-12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$371.16 F CFA207,435	+15.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$154.37 F CFA86,275	+124.7%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 63.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Abidjan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$295.14 F CFA164,948	-51.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$3,311.61 F CFA1,850,793	-75.2%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Abidjan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$1.07 F CFA600	-61.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$2.01 F CFA1,125	-20.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$1.79 F CFA1,000	-59.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$80.64 F CFA45,070	+58.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$8.94 F CFA4,998	+10.9%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 26.9% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Abidjan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$83.47 F CFA46,652	+42.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$47.70 F CFA26,658	+25.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$89.44 F CFA49,984	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$141.31 F CFA78,975	+54.5%
Average			+26.9%

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