Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 37.2% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 71.5% more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.80
CFA465
|
$1.81
฿61.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.08
CFA1,209
|
$5.71
฿193.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CFA310
|
$0.64
฿21.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
CFA279
|
$0.32
฿10.86
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
CFA465
|
$1.34
฿45.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.53
฿255.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
CFA3,520
|
$6.27
฿212.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
CFA1,116
|
$1.55
฿52.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,687
|
$0.98
฿33.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
CFA520
|
$1.08
฿36.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CFA337
|
$0.52
฿17.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.39
CFA225
|
$0.77
฿26.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CFA189
|
$0.55
฿18.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CFA450
|
$0.53
฿18.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CFA323
|
$0.41
฿14.00
|
|
pay 44.2% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
CFA2,206
|
$4.64
฿157.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.43
CFA8,369
|
$23.16
฿785.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,054.74
CFA13,948,140
|
$33,407.71
฿1,133,189.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
CFA2,511
|
$6.73
฿228.41
|
|
pay 10.6% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.20
CFA51,143
|
$19.03
฿645.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$268.61
CFA155,754
|
$289.36
฿9,814.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.23
CFA58,117
|
$182.40
฿6,187.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.02
CFA54,516
|
$43.42
฿1,472.66
|
|
pay 89.7% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.04
CFA94,537
|
$382.69
฿12,980.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,537.15
CFA4,370,417
|
$10,907.98
฿369,998.79
|
|
pay 62.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
CFA651
|
$1.92
฿65.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
CFA930
|
$1.72
฿58.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
CFA930
|
$3.52
฿119.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.76
CFA24,797
|
$44.86
฿1,521.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.41
CFA1,395
|
$5.07
฿171.84
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.18
CFA46,494
|
$46.03
฿1,561.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.11
CFA29,059
|
$28.05
฿951.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.15
CFA37,195
|
$78.52
฿2,663.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.11
CFA27,896
|
$64.24
฿2,178.90
|
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