Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 45.3% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$2.91
THB99.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$0.62
THB21.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$0.29
THB9.95
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$11.74
THB400.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
$7.32
THB249.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
$1.31
THB44.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA932
|
$1.47
THB50.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.73
THB24.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA259
|
$1.04
THB35.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA656
|
$0.80
THB27.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.71
THB24.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.62
THB21.23
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
$4.47
THB152.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
|
pay 11.2% less for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
|
pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA719
|
$2.33
THB79.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$2.58
THB88.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
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