Cost of living comparison

Chad

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 64.8% more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 42.5% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 85.3% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 36.1% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 65.2% more in Bangkok

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, groceries, and housing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Chad. Notably, entertainment and sports and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Chad, you would:

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pay 46.5% less for restaurants

	Chad	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA5,092	$3.10 THB101.34	-65.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$6.20 THB202.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA509	$0.79 THB25.88	-11.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA509	$0.33 THB10.90	-62.7%
Average			-46.5%

Chad vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.5% more for groceries

	Chad	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA204	$1.44 THB47.07	+302.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,018	$8.50 THB277.99	+375.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,160	$7.23 THB236.29	-49.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,222	$2.28 THB74.66	+6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,848	$1.38 THB45.11	-57.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,270	$1.59 THB51.99	-28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA577	$0.82 THB26.69	-19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA693	$1.02 THB33.45	-15.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA662	$0.85 THB27.88	-26.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA431	$0.72 THB23.55	-4.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA431	$0.65 THB21.22	-14.3%
Average			+42.5%

Chad vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 85.3% more for transportation

	Chad	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,444	$4.69 THB153.38	+9.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA50,924	$37.21 THB1,216.12	-58.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA7M	$37,206.42 THB1M	+201.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,292	$11.63 THB380.04	+188.9%
Average			+85.3%

Chad vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.1% more for housing

	Chad	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA255K	$16.91 THB552.59	-96.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA864K	$675.06 THB22,064.81	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA50,924	$321.97 THB10,523.73	+260.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$68.69 THB2,245.09
Average			+36.1%

Chad vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Chad	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$609.37 THB19,917.92
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$13,346.39 THB436K

Chad vs. Bangkok - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chad	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA764	$2.79 THB91.21	+108.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA509	$2.54 THB83.04	+184.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA586	$4.40 THB143.65	+327.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$51.03 THB1,668.10
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.06 THB263.49
Average			+206.4%

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pay 65.2% more for clothing

	Chad	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA15,277	$58.81 THB1,922.09	+119.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA20,369	$38.03 THB1,243.14	+6.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA25,462	$104.24 THB3,407.08	+133.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA50,924	$91.47 THB2,989.64	+2.3%
Average			+65.2%

Chad vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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