Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 11.2 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
|
Gambia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD265.31
|
$2.26
THB73.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD379.01
|
$5.53
THB178.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD88.78
|
$0.63
THB20.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD100.58
|
$0.35
THB11.30
|
|
pay 31.2% more for groceries
|
Gambia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.06
|
$1.38
THB44.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD227.41
|
$7.97
THB257.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD376.21
|
$6.00
THB194.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD133.41
|
$1.92
THB62.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD91.69
|
$1.07
THB34.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD57.31
|
$1.19
THB38.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.11
|
$0.48
THB15.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD61.13
|
$0.79
THB25.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.84
|
$0.63
THB20.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.56
|
$0.64
THB20.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.65
|
$0.45
THB14.72
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
|
Gambia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD286.94
|
$4.25
THB137.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.11
THB715.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD197,085.95
|
$24,588.11
THB795,561.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.24
THB298.82
|
|
pay 99.1% more for housing
|
Gambia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,368.99
|
$15.82
THB511.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$393.06
THB12,717.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,823.81
|
$209.24
THB6,770.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,738.99
|
$48.32
THB1,563.38
|
|
pay 57.4 times more for childcare
|
Gambia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD505.35
|
$329.15
THB10,649.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,106.97
|
$10,347.16
THB334,788.16
|
|
pay 40.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gambia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD126.34
|
$1.87
THB60.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD156.46
|
$1.81
THB58.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD123.81
|
$3.52
THB113.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,768.72
|
$46.67
THB1,510.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD252.67
|
$5.45
THB176.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Gambia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$34.16
THB1,105.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.70
THB863.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.98
THB2,458.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$61.99
THB2,005.77
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