Central African Republic is 3.3 times more expensive than Thailand.

If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Thailand, you would:

pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

 
Thailand
Central African Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.08
฿74.54
$8.38
FCFA5,048
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.66
฿202.52
$9.64
FCFA5,805
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
฿23.90
$2.23
FCFA1,346

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pay 66.5% more for groceries

 
Thailand
Central African Republic
Bread
1 loaf
$1.48
฿53.12
$1.34
FCFA808
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.99
฿286.20
$2.10
FCFA1,262
Milk (1 gallon) $6.46
฿231.24
$15.86
FCFA9,554

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pay 31.4% more for transportation

 
Thailand
Central African Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.57
฿163.61
$5.70
FCFA3,436
Monthly public transit pass $24.32
฿870.81
$33.52
FCFA20,191
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,287.73
฿1,120,448.51
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pay 9.3 times more for housing

 
Thailand
Central African Republic
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.10
฿612.35
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $290.79
฿10,413.58
$2,014.78
FCFA1,213,566
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $207.49
฿7,430.31
$2,420.70
FCFA1,458,064

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Thailand
Central African Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $334.45
฿11,977.16
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,908.05
฿354,818.33
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pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Thailand
Central African Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.90
฿67.98
$2.51
FCFA1,514
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.94
฿69.63
$2.51
FCFA1,514
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.61
฿129.39
$4.19
FCFA2,524

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Thailand
Central African Republic
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.39
฿1,446.45
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.03
฿967.96
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.02
฿2,937.25
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