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Bangkok vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 1.5% more expensive than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 39.6% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 4.8% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 31.4% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 37.0% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 10.9% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.6% less for restaurants

	Dakar	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,782	$3.10 THB99.13	-37.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,919	$6.20 THB198.27	-40.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA506	$0.79 THB25.31	-11.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA614	$0.33 THB10.66	-69.3%
Average			-39.6%

Dakar vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.8% more for groceries

	Dakar	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA361	$1.44 THB46.04	+125.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,642	$8.50 THB271.92	+32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,400	$7.23 THB231.14	-24.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,589	$2.28 THB73.03	-18.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,487	$1.38 THB44.12	-68.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA719	$1.59 THB50.86	+25.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA482	$0.82 THB26.11	-4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA686	$1.02 THB32.72	-15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA554	$0.85 THB27.27	-12.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA393	$0.72 THB23.03	+3.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA331	$0.65 THB20.76	+10.9%
Average			+4.8%

Dakar vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.4% less for transportation

	Dakar	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,792	$4.69 THB150.03	-30.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,531	$37.21 THB1,189.60	-53.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA20,994,738	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	+0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,383	$11.63 THB371.75	-42.2%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 37.0% less for housing

	Dakar	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,480	$16.91 THB540.54	-65.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA532,204	$675.06 THB21,583.67	-28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA206,406	$321.97 THB10,294.25	-11.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,572	$68.69 THB2,196.14	-42.5%
Average			-37.0%

Dakar vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Dakar	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA151,769	$609.37 THB19,483.59	+127.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4,123,063	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	+83.1%
Average			+105.1%

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pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,518	$2.79 THB89.22	+4.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,530	$2.54 THB81.22	-43.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$4.40 THB140.52	+145.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,330	$51.03 THB1,631.73	+1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$8.06 THB257.75	-9.9%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 10.9% less for clothing

	Dakar	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,595	$58.81 THB1,880.18	+12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,981	$38.03 THB1,216.03	-20.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,394	$104.24 THB3,332.78	-5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA74,198	$91.47 THB2,924.44	-30.3%
Average			-10.9%

Dakar vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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