Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 51.2% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.58
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.56
|
$1.07
CFA660
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.02
|
$0.96
CFA589
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿237.57
|
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.31
|
$1.02
CFA628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.55
|
$0.64
CFA395
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.13
|
$0.91
CFA558
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.70
|
$0.62
CFA381
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.71
|
$0.51
CFA316
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.91
|
$0.43
CFA266
|
|
pay 30.8% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.08
|
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿356.19
|
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿69.84
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.54
|
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿207.21
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
|
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