Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 25.9% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Thailand instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 24.5% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R145.40
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R73.68
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.33
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.23
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 39.5% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.37
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R58.11
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R65.93
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R32.19
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R34.70
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.48
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.69
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.11
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R10.99
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.76
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.73
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R87.31
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R763.80
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R338,261.67
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R141.48
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
South Africa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R902.51
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,404.47
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R5,968.15
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,505.22
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R2,951.99
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R57,897.01
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R31.85
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R31.44
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R48.14
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R577.25
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R101.36
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R811.06
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R506.25
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,515.86
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,348.60
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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