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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 34.8% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 26.8% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 37.9% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 92.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 44.0% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 72.3% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Thailand. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Cote d'Ivoire. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 60.6% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB85.43	$3.58 F CFA2,024	+33.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB223.63	$11.18 F CFA6,324	+59.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.49	$0.84 F CFA478	+15.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.84 F CFA476	+133.6%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 26.8% more for groceries

	Thailand	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB45.03	$0.52 F CFA295	-63.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB252.05	$11.63 F CFA6,577	+47.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB229.11	$9.04 F CFA5,116	+26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB66.18	$2.26 F CFA1,278	+9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB45.15	$3.96 F CFA2,241	+180.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB42.47	$1.82 F CFA1,027	+36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.95	$0.52 F CFA292	-12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.72	$1.02 F CFA576	+13.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB24.08	$0.92 F CFA519	+21.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.77	$0.76 F CFA430	+6.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.72	$0.79 F CFA447	+28.2%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 37.9% more for transportation

	Thailand	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB154.50	$5.92 F CFA3,351	+22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB899.09	$49.19 F CFA27,824	+74.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB974,258.89	$30,855.61 F CFA17,453,457	+1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB336.66	$16.10 F CFA9,106	+52.9%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 92.5% more for housing

	Thailand	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB592.20	$43.08 F CFA24,367	+132.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,256.12	$593.76 F CFA335,860	+43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,532.32	$371.16 F CFA209,947	+39.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,933.10	$154.37 F CFA87,320	+155.3%
Average			+92.5%

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pay 44.0% less for childcare

	Thailand	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,482.48	$295.14 F CFA166,946	-17.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB355,039.19	$3,311.61 F CFA1,873,211	-70.2%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB68.88	$1.07 F CFA607	-50.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB63.01	$2.01 F CFA1,138	+2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB137.94	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-58.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,709.08	$80.64 F CFA45,616	+50.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB201.98	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+41.6%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 72.3% more for clothing

	Thailand	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,185.58	$83.47 F CFA47,217	+125.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB942.56	$47.70 F CFA26,981	+61.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,914.34	$89.44 F CFA50,590	-1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,210.16	$141.31 F CFA79,932	+104.4%
Average			+72.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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