Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 3.1 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿75.59
|
$15.00
CDF41,652.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
$10.08
CDF27,978.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.24
|
$2.78
CDF7,707.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.85
|
$0.84
CDF2,328.03
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
$2.26
CDF6,272.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿290.22
|
$4.75
CDF13,190.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿234.49
|
$8.16
CDF22,671.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
$4.38
CDF12,157.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.88
|
$2.16
CDF6,005.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.74
|
$4.12
CDF11,451.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.31
|
$1.37
CDF3,817.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.75
|
$2.07
CDF5,744.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.42
|
$2.77
CDF7,685.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.42
|
$1.63
CDF4,531.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.69
|
$1.57
CDF4,346.92
|
|
pay 30.3% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿165.90
|
$4.62
CDF12,824.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿883.04
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,130,255.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿351.58
|
$14.35
CDF39,847.95
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
$300.00
CDF833,056.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,331,564.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
$680.00
CDF1,888,262.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,385.90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Thailand
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,332,227.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,436,338.12
|
|
pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿68.94
|
$1.74
CDF4,830.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿70.61
|
$4.35
CDF12,074.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
$3.50
CDF9,719.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
$97.50
CDF270,743.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿204.53
|
$10.00
CDF27,768.57
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
$40.00
CDF111,074.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
$35.00
CDF97,189.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
$90.00
CDF249,917.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
$93.33
CDF259,173.28
|
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