Thailand is 43.3% cheaper than Florida.

If you lived in Thailand instead of Central African Republic, you would:

pay 70.3% less for restaurants

 
Central African Republic
Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.03
 
$2.08
฿74.54
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.60
 
$5.66
฿202.52
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
 
$0.67
฿23.90

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pay 40.9% less for groceries

 
Central African Republic
Thailand
Bread
1 loaf
$3.21
 
$1.48
฿53.12
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.22
 
$7.99
฿286.20
Milk (1 gallon) $4.26
 
$6.46
฿231.24

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

 
Central African Republic
Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.44
 
$4.57
฿163.61
Monthly public transit pass $52.60
 
$24.32
฿870.81
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,899.31
 
$31,287.73
฿1,120,448.51

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pay 76.4% less for housing

 
Central African Republic
Thailand
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$69.94
 
$17.10
฿612.35
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,757.68
 
$290.79
฿10,413.58
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,518.55
 
$207.49
฿7,430.31

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pay 48.8% less for childcare

 
Central African Republic
Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $960.80
 
$334.45
฿11,977.16
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,658.88
 
$9,908.05
฿354,818.33

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pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Central African Republic
Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.81
 
$1.90
฿67.98
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.36
 
$1.94
฿69.63
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.52
 
$3.61
฿129.39

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pay 18.1% less for clothing

 
Central African Republic
Thailand
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.23
 
$40.39
฿1,446.45
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.60
 
$27.03
฿967.96
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.15
 
$82.02
฿2,937.25

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