Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 32.0% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 55.6% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.50
|
$3.27
F CFA2,028
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.13
|
$10.21
F CFA6,337
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.01
|
$0.75
F CFA468
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.93
|
$0.78
F CFA484
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.68
|
$0.62
F CFA385
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.12
|
$7.52
F CFA4,664
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB227.77
|
$9.66
F CFA5,997
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.72
|
$2.16
F CFA1,338
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB43.97
|
$2.96
F CFA1,840
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB41.94
|
$1.58
F CFA983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.74
|
$0.45
F CFA282
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.78
|
$0.57
F CFA353
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.44
|
$0.70
F CFA436
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.59
|
$0.70
F CFA434
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.25
|
$0.88
F CFA549
|
|
pay 35.0% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.22
|
$5.32
F CFA3,301
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB866.60
|
$44.93
F CFA27,883
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,068,647.41
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,250,539
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.36
|
$14.54
F CFA9,024
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB583.84
|
$48.27
F CFA29,957
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,262.31
|
$812.41
F CFA504,143
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,674.66
|
$291.38
F CFA180,816
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,880.00
|
$135.65
F CFA84,181
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,641.69
|
$198.79
F CFA123,360
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB352,468.27
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,841,953
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB74.95
|
$0.98
F CFA608
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.72
|
$2.38
F CFA1,475
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.09
|
$1.23
F CFA760
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,662.53
|
$75.48
F CFA46,838
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB184.71
|
$8.17
F CFA5,070
|
|
pay 56.4% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,315.87
|
$73.53
F CFA45,626
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,000.43
|
$51.74
F CFA32,107
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,820.70
|
$73.47
F CFA45,593
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,233.71
|
$111.65
F CFA69,284
|
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