Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 58.6% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 71.1% more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,341
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA387
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA309
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,269
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,238
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,872
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA577
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA362
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 25.5% more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,548
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,284
|
$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) |
$9.22
CFA5,674
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 25.3% less for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA23,004
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA257,890
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA107,024
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,330
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,701
|
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,503,436
|
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 84.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA722
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 92.0% more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,252
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,631
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
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