Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.2 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Chad, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$2.33
THB79.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$0.70
THB24.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$8.16
THB278.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$6.68
THB228.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$1.29
THB44.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$1.23
THB42.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.52
THB17.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$0.82
THB27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$0.66
THB22.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.69
THB23.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.54
THB18.27
|
|
pay 71.5% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$4.47
THB152.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$25.43
THB867.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$9.67
THB329.79
|
|
pay 52.0% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
|
pay 84.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$2.20
THB75.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.90
THB64.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$5.42
THB184.95
|
|
pay 4.1% less for clothing
|
Chad
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
|
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