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Bangkok vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 17.5% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 59.7% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 15.0% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 22.5% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 18.4% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 78.6% more in Bangkok

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, housing, and groceries in Bangkok are more expensive than in N'djamena. Notably, entertainment and sports and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 59.7% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$2.97 THB98.83	-65.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$6.98 THB232.24
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.65 THB21.64	-23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.35 THB11.72	-58.7%
Average			-59.7%

N'djamena vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.0% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$1.48 THB49.16	+332.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$8.63 THB287.02	+405.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$7.27 THB241.89	-46.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$2.56 THB85.32	+25.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$1.63 THB54.28	-47.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$1.77 THB58.85	-16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$0.81 THB26.83	-16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$1.24 THB41.35	+7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$0.87 THB29.09	-21.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.78 THB26.00	+8.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.69 THB23.01	-4.3%
Average			+15.0%

N'djamena vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.5% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$5.32 THB176.90	+9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$34.98 THB1,163.67	-59.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+164.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	$10.55 THB350.83	+174.6%
Average			+22.5%

N'djamena vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.4% more for housing

	N'djamena	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$17.88 THB594.63	-95.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$675.80 THB22,480.48	-60.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$346.10 THB11,513.16	+305.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$82.03 THB2,728.64	+151.4%
Average			+18.4%

N'djamena vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$568.31 THB18,904.94
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$16,500.59 THB549K

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$2.67 THB88.94	+108.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$2.79 THB92.95	+227.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$4.60 THB153.18	+369.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$58.43 THB1,943.57
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.58 THB252.00
Average			+193.9%

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pay 78.6% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+176.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+127.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+28.8%
Average			+78.6%

N'djamena vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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