Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 29.2% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 63.3% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,382
|
$2.08
฿75.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,006
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,405
|
$0.67
฿24.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.35
฿12.79
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,008
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,869
|
$7.99
฿288.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,932
|
$6.46
฿233.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,815
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,307
|
$1.07
฿38.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,372
|
$1.20
฿43.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA830
|
$0.50
฿18.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,143
|
$0.79
฿28.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,672
|
$0.59
฿21.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA686
|
$0.62
฿22.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA915
|
$0.46
฿16.62
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,287
|
$4.57
฿165.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
฿879.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA26,786,918
|
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
$9.68
฿350.10
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA303,002
|
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA151,026
|
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA255,922
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
|
pay 29.7% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA724,924
|
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,316,112
|
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
|
pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA706
|
$1.90
฿68.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,892
|
$1.94
฿70.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA806
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,243
|
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,040
|
$5.63
฿203.67
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,164
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA38,940
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,023
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,068
|
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
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