Cost of living comparison
Equatorial Guinea is 96.6% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿75.59
|
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
$20.95
FCFA12,894
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.24
|
$1.12
FCFA688
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.85
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
$3.34
FCFA2,055
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿290.22
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿234.49
|
$8.88
FCFA5,467
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.88
|
$2.28
FCFA1,404
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.74
|
$2.66
FCFA1,638
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.31
|
$1.33
FCFA819
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.75
|
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.42
|
$1.33
FCFA819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.42
|
$2.01
FCFA1,240
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.69
|
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿165.90
|
$3.11
FCFA1,913
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿883.04
|
$58.66
FCFA36,105
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,315,589
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿351.58
|
$7.54
FCFA4,642
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
$167.61
FCFA103,156
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
$209.51
FCFA128,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
$117.33
FCFA72,209
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
$37.17
FCFA22,876
|
|
pay 84.1% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
$67.04
FCFA41,262
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
$1,173.27
FCFA722,091
|
|
pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿68.94
|
$0.84
FCFA516
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿70.61
|
$6.70
FCFA4,126
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
$1.68
FCFA1,032
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿204.53
|
?? | |
pay 96.0% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
$25.14
FCFA15,473
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
$81.01
FCFA49,859
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
$251.42
FCFA154,734
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
$75.42
FCFA46,420
|
|
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