Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Lesotho

Maseru vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Maseru is 54.2% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Maseru
Groceries: pay 19.3% less in Maseru
Transportation: pay 21.0% less in Maseru
Housing: pay 82.6% less in Maseru
Childcare: pay 91.9% less in Maseru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.8% less in Maseru
Clothing: pay 5.4% more in Maseru

The cost of restaurants and clothing in Maseru are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Maseru. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Maseru.

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Maseru vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maseru instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Maseru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$9.01 LSL148.38	+203.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$8.41 LSL138.49	+20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$1.07 LSL17.56	+63.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$0.84 LSL13.85	+138.7%
Average			+101.6%

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pay 19.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Maseru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$0.83 LSL13.60	-44.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$3.30 LSL54.39	-61.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.38 LSL72.07	-39.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$1.54 LSL25.32	-40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$2.79 LSL45.98	+71.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$0.85 LSL14.02	-51.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$1.02 LSL16.71	+25.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$1.23 LSL20.19	-1.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.09 LSL17.95	+24.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.71 LSL11.66	-9.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.73 LSL12.00	+5.4%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 21.0% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Maseru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$4.98 LSL81.93	-6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$30.04 LSL494.60	-14.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$21,030.86 LSL346K	-32.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$6.01 LSL98.92	-43.0%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 82.6% less for housing

	Bangkok	Maseru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$38.30 LSL630.53	+114.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-86.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$55.58 LSL915.01	-83.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	??
Average			-82.6%

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pay 91.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Maseru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$52.06 LSL857.06	-90.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-92.8%
Average			-91.9%

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pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Maseru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$1.80 LSL29.68	-32.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$2.00 LSL32.97	-28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$5.11 LSL84.08	+10.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$23.03 LSL379.19	-60.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	??
Average			-38.8%

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pay 5.4% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Maseru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$46.07 LSL758.38	-34.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$55.58 LSL915.01	+29.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+36.7%
Average			+5.4%

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