Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.1 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Thailand instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
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N'djamena
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
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pay 21.2% less for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
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pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
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pay 5.9% less for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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