Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 42.1% cheaper than Bangui.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.2% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 8.6% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 51.9% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 79.3% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.4% less in Bangkok
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,189
|
$2.91
THB98.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,783
|
$5.83
THB197.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,297
|
$0.62
THB20.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,038
|
$0.29
THB9.89
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,816
|
$1.52
THB51.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,946
|
$11.74
THB398.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,803
|
$7.32
THB248.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,283
|
$2.27
THB77.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,589
|
$1.31
THB44.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA471
|
$1.47
THB49.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA471
|
$0.73
THB24.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,883
|
$1.04
THB35.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,412
|
$0.80
THB27.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,177
|
$0.71
THB24.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,647
|
$0.62
THB21.10
|
|
pay 51.9% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,892
|
$4.47
THB151.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.32
THB1,333.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$55,345.18
THB1,876,645.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.34
THB350.64
|
|
pay 79.3% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$15.36
THB520.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,260,469
|
$571.31
THB19,371.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,525,590
|
$301.88
THB10,236.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$67.33
THB2,283.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$632.63
THB21,451.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,191.37
THB447,293.25
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,816
|
$2.33
THB79.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,557
|
$2.58
THB87.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,594
|
$4.20
THB142.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$54.58
THB1,850.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.28
THB246.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.27
THB1,874.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.84
THB1,181.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.10
THB3,292.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.12
THB3,123.63
|
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