Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 22.0% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,048
|
$2.95
฿105.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,805
|
$5.91
฿211.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,346
|
$0.57
฿20.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA757
|
$0.32
฿11.55
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
Bangui
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA808
|
$1.86
฿66.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,262
|
$8.67
฿310.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,554
|
$6.60
฿236.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,716
|
$2.02
฿72.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,748
|
$1.46
฿52.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA458
|
$1.36
฿48.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA458
|
$0.63
฿22.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
฿32.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
฿26.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
฿26.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
฿22.45
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,436
|
$4.46
฿159.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,191
|
$38.39
฿1,374.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$59,069.18
฿2,115,333.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.60
฿379.70
|
|
pay 77.2% less for housing
Bangui
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$15.74
฿563.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,213,566
|
$659.48
฿23,616.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,458,064
|
$314.02
฿11,245.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$60.89
฿2,180.51
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$562.72
฿20,151.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,500.26
฿483,459.40
|
pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,514
|
$2.36
฿84.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,514
|
$2.30
฿82.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,524
|
$4.43
฿158.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$56.73
฿2,031.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.97
฿285.57
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.87
฿2,144.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.54
฿1,451.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.44
฿3,489.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$102.02
฿3,653.31
|
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