Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 24.3% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
$2.95
฿106.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
$5.91
฿213.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA648
|
$0.57
฿20.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA578
|
$0.32
฿11.66
|
|
pay 27.4% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA354
|
$1.86
฿67.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,746
|
$8.67
฿313.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,599
|
$6.60
฿238.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,343
|
$2.02
฿72.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,926
|
$1.46
฿52.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA617
|
$1.36
฿49.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA388
|
$0.63
฿22.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA548
|
$0.90
฿32.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA374
|
$0.73
฿26.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA310
|
$0.73
฿26.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA261
|
$0.63
฿22.67
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,175
|
$4.46
฿161.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,657
|
$38.39
฿1,388.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA16,706,885
|
$59,069.18
฿2,135,994.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,669
|
$10.60
฿383.41
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
Dakar
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA28,915
|
$15.74
฿569.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA495,387
|
$659.48
฿23,847.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA280,962
|
$314.02
฿11,355.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA49,534
|
$60.89
฿2,201.81
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Dakar
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA149,068
|
$562.72
฿20,348.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,057,866
|
$13,500.26
฿488,181.48
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,519
|
$2.36
฿85.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,196
|
$2.30
฿83.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA810
|
$4.43
฿160.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,020
|
$56.73
฿2,051.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,063
|
$7.97
฿288.36
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA32,401
|
$59.87
฿2,165.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA21,938
|
$40.54
฿1,465.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA50,459
|
$97.44
฿3,523.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,070
|
$102.02
฿3,689.00
|
|
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