Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 8.0% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 52.1% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA660
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA589
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,817
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,686
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,369
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,981
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA628
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA395
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA558
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA381
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA316
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA266
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,235
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,894
|
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA17,020,723
|
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,926
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,458
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA504,692
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA286,240
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,464
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 65.6% more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,868
|
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,115,308
|
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,238
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,810
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA33,010
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,350
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,407
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,936
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
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