Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 35.4% cheaper than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 64.6% less for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA774
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 20.3% more for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Thailand
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 23.7% less for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 88.5% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Thailand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Thailand
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$65.30
฿2,371.16
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