Cost of living comparison

Burundi

compared to

Thailand

Thailand vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 17.7% more expensive than Burundi overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.5% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 17.7% less in Thailand
Transportation: pay 11.4% less in Thailand
Housing: pay 50.2% more in Thailand
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.3% more in Thailand

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Thailand are more expensive than in Burundi. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Thailand. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Thailand.

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Thailand vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thailand instead of Burundi, you would:

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pay 12.5% less for restaurants

	Burundi	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 BIF11,548	$2.89 THB96.05	-25.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.81 BIF11,426	$6.99 THB232.42	+83.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 BIF5,269	$0.75 THB24.81	-57.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BIF4,052	$0.37 THB12.19	-72.9%
Average			-12.5%

Burundi vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.7% less for groceries

	Burundi	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 BIF6,014	$1.34 THB44.43	-33.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 BIF12,480	$7.95 THB264.36	+90.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 BIF11,382	$7.12 THB236.74	+87.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 BIF10,797	$2.06 THB68.55	-42.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 BIF15,195	$1.37 THB45.52	-73.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 BIF7,939	$1.35 THB44.98	-48.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.57 THB18.99
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BIF2,728	$0.93 THB31.07	+2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BIF2,264	$0.82 THB27.38	+8.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.72 THB24.01
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.57 THB18.88
Average			-17.7%

Burundi vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.4% less for transportation

	Burundi	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 BIF15,118	$5.07 THB168.49	+0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.09 BIF90,206	$32.87 THB1,093.53	+9.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,201.01 THB971K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.70 BIF95,016	$10.77 THB358.41	-66.0%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 50.2% more for housing

	Burundi	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.62 BIF203K	$19.17 THB637.71	-71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.02 BIF1M	$407.64 THB13,560.34	-5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.78 BIF272K	$268.13 THB8,919.39	+195.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$60.86 THB2,024.59
Average			+50.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Burundi	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.93 BIF300K	$515.68 THB17,154.28	+416.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,992.86 BIF30M	$11,528.28 THB383K	+15.4%
Average			+144.0%

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pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Burundi	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 BIF6,501	$2.10 THB69.86	-3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 BIF9,075	$2.00 THB66.47	-34.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.15 THB138.07
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.65 BIF79,875	$50.07 THB1,665.52	+87.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.67 BIF4,992	$6.05 THB201.30	+263.3%
Average			+54.3%

Burundi vs. Thailand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burundi	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$44.30 THB1,473.73
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$32.84 THB1,092.57
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$83.65 THB2,782.57
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$77.91 THB2,591.55

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