Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 32.7% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,193
|
$2.08
฿74.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,203
|
$5.66
฿202.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,227
|
$0.67
฿23.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA817
|
$0.35
฿12.67
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,105
|
$1.48
฿53.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,238
|
$7.99
฿286.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,169
|
$6.46
฿231.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,109
|
$1.75
฿62.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,608
|
$1.07
฿38.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA957
|
$1.20
฿43.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA687
|
$0.50
฿18.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA809
|
$0.79
฿28.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,073
|
$0.59
฿21.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA547
|
$0.62
฿22.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA627
|
$0.46
฿16.46
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,337
|
$4.57
฿163.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,070
|
$24.32
฿870.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,130,433
|
$31,287.73
฿1,120,448.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,643
|
$9.68
฿346.71
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA180,700
|
$17.10
฿612.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA602,806
|
$290.79
฿10,413.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA165,641
|
$207.49
฿7,430.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA150,616
|
$49.43
฿1,770.13
|
|
pay 11.4% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA466,808
|
$334.45
฿11,977.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,457,261
|
$9,908.05
฿354,818.33
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA653
|
$1.90
฿67.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA1,997
|
$1.94
฿69.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,607
|
$3.61
฿129.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,159
|
$47.07
฿1,685.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,019
|
$5.63
฿201.70
|
|
pay 46.7% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,634
|
$40.39
฿1,446.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,000
|
$27.03
฿967.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA70,774
|
$82.02
฿2,937.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA114,537
|
$65.30
฿2,338.33
|
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