Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.1 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Chad, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,052
|
$2.08
฿72.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,210
|
$5.66
฿196.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA564
|
$0.67
฿23.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$0.35
฿12.29
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
Chad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.48
฿51.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.99
฿277.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,176
|
$6.46
฿224.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,170
|
$1.75
฿60.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
฿37.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,513
|
$1.20
฿41.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA442
|
$0.50
฿17.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,164
|
$0.79
฿27.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA388
|
$0.59
฿20.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$0.62
฿21.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$0.46
฿15.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,012
|
$4.57
฿158.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
฿844.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,952,114
|
$31,287.73
฿1,086,881.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.68
฿336.32
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
Chad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,891
|
$17.10
฿594.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA715,248
|
$290.79
฿10,101.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,809
|
$207.49
฿7,207.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,714
|
$49.43
฿1,717.10
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,985
|
$334.45
฿11,618.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,026,227
|
$9,908.05
฿344,188.50
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$1.90
฿65.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,112
|
$1.94
฿67.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,231
|
$3.61
฿125.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,098
|
$47.07
฿1,635.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,079
|
$5.63
฿195.65
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Chad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,525
|
$40.39
฿1,403.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,442
|
$27.03
฿938.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,221
|
$82.02
฿2,849.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,098
|
$65.30
฿2,268.28
|
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