Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.67
|
$1.26
FCFA757
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿62.54
|
$2.85
FCFA1,716
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.34
|
$4.56
FCFA2,748
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.14
|
$0.76
FCFA458
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.05
|
$0.76
FCFA458
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.36
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.12
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.11
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.46
|
?? | |
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
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿346.71
|
?? | |
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,770.13
|
?? | |
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
|
?? |
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,685.49
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿201.70
|
?? | |
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
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,338.33
|
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