Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 8.9% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,948
|
$2.77
THB91.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,948
|
$5.55
THB183.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA870
|
$0.58
THB19.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA804
|
$0.31
THB10.41
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA410
|
$1.62
THB53.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,086
|
$9.67
THB320.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,640
|
$6.60
THB218.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,431
|
$2.22
THB73.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA2,979
|
$1.30
THB43.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA600
|
$1.37
THB45.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA465
|
$0.70
THB23.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA575
|
$1.02
THB33.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$0.78
THB25.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA355
|
$0.69
THB22.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA303
|
$0.61
THB20.33
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,634
|
$4.25
THB140.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,371
|
$36.06
THB1,193.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,329,269
|
$51,319.04
THB1,698,761.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,319
|
$10.52
THB348.16
|
|
pay 36.6% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,686
|
$15.07
THB498.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA554,879
|
$608.65
THB20,147.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA218,018
|
$287.69
THB9,523.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,496
|
$70.06
THB2,319.03
|
|
pay 90.0% more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA150,922
|
$614.94
THB20,355.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,430,354
|
$12,311.97
THB407,550.33
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,484
|
$2.08
THB68.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,343
|
$2.37
THB78.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA792
|
$4.16
THB137.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,256
|
$57.72
THB1,910.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,948
|
$6.94
THB229.56
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,628
|
$53.87
THB1,783.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,442
|
$39.30
THB1,300.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,285
|
$101.75
THB3,368.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,029
|
$92.54
THB3,063.24
|
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