Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 10.7% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,063
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
CFA1,394
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CFA757
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
CFA895
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA362
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
CFA3,905
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CFA1,960
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,794
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
CFA643
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
CFA292
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
CFA702
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
CFA222
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
CFA234
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 17.2% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CFA2,853
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
CFA4,384
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 12.0% less for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
CFA273,978
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
CFA142,351
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
CFA27,891
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
pay 86.0% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
CFA568
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
CFA36,105
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 38.1% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
CFA56,736
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
CFA36,105
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
CFA51,578
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
CFA67,051
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
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