Cost of living comparison

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Thailand vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 5.3 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.8% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 1.2% less in Thailand
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Thailand
Housing: pay 57.8% more in Thailand
Childcare: pay 31.2 times more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 20.5% less in Thailand

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

Thailand vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thailand instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 32.8% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$2.67 THB85.43
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.90 FCFA5,036	$6.99 THB223.63	-21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$0.73 THB23.49	-17.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$0.36 THB11.51	-59.6%
Average			-32.8%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.2% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.41 THB45.03
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 FCFA1,900	$7.88 THB252.05	+134.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.78 FCFA6,100	$7.17 THB229.11	-33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 FCFA2,417	$2.07 THB66.18	-51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 FCFA1,750	$1.41 THB45.15	-54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.33 THB42.47
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.59 THB18.95
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.90 THB28.72
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.75 THB24.08
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.71 THB22.77
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.62 THB19.72
Average			-1.2%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.83 THB154.50
Monthly public transit pass	$26.33 FCFA14,893	$28.12 THB899.09	+6.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,972.23 FCFA18,650,720	$30,471.21 THB974,258.89	-7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.01 FCFA4,532	$10.53 THB336.66	+31.4%
Average			+10.2%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Thailand - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.8% more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.81 FCFA10,072	$18.52 THB592.20	+4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$267.09 FCFA151,078	$414.60 THB13,256.12	+55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$124.64 FCFA70,503	$266.86 THB8,532.32	+114.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$60.46 THB1,933.10
Average			+57.8%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Thailand - Cost of housing

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pay 31.2 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$359.13 THB11,482.48
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$356.12 FCFA201,438	$11,104.31 THB355,039.19	+3018.2%
Average			+3018.2%

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pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.15 THB68.88
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$1.97 THB63.01	-63.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.51 FCFA2,551	$4.31 THB137.94	-4.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.61 FCFA20,144	$53.45 THB1,709.08	+50.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 FCFA3,041	$6.32 THB201.98	+17.5%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.71 FCFA15,108	$37.08 THB1,185.58	+38.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$133.54 FCFA75,539	$29.48 THB942.56	-77.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$91.15 THB2,914.34
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.03 FCFA50,359	$69.13 THB2,210.16	-22.4%
Average			-20.5%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Thailand - 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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