Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 64.0% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Benin, you would:
pay 7.1% less for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$2.33
THB79.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$0.70
THB24.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$8.16
THB278.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$6.68
THB228.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$1.29
THB44.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$1.23
THB42.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.52
THB17.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$0.82
THB27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.66
THB22.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$0.69
THB23.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.54
THB18.27
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
$4.47
THB152.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.43
THB867.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
$9.67
THB329.79
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
|
pay 70.0% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$2.20
THB75.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$1.90
THB64.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$5.42
THB184.95
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
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