Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 5.7% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 35.7% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 4.9% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 5.7% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 4.2% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Bangkok are more expensive than in Conakry. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and housing are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.7% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.97 THB98.83	-35.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$6.98 THB232.24	-24.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$0.65 THB21.64	-62.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.35 THB11.72
Average			-35.7%

Conakry vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.9% less for groceries

	Conakry	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.48 THB49.16	-0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$8.63 THB287.02	-25.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$7.27 THB241.89	-10.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.56 THB85.32	-40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$1.63 THB54.28	-20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.77 THB58.85	+34.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.81 THB26.83	-26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.24 THB41.35	+53.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.87 THB29.09	-11.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.78 THB26.00	+24.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.69 THB23.01	+9.9%
Average			-4.9%

Conakry vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.7% more for transportation

	Conakry	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.32 THB176.90	+1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$34.98 THB1,163.67	+22.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$31,193.83 THB1M	-5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$10.55 THB350.83	+19.0%
Average			+5.7%

Conakry vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.2% less for housing

	Conakry	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$17.88 THB594.63	-90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$675.80 THB22,480.48	+32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$346.10 THB11,513.16	+8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$82.03 THB2,728.64	-38.2%
Average			-4.2%

Conakry vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Conakry	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$568.31 THB18,904.94
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$16,500.59 THB549K	+159.3%
Average			+159.3%

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pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.67 THB88.94	-23.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.79 THB92.95	-39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$4.60 THB153.18	+296.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$58.43 THB1,943.57	-34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$7.58 THB252.00	+87.0%
Average			+3.5%

Conakry vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+253.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+71.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+223.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+119.8%
Average			+156.4%

Conakry vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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