Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 4.1% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Thailand instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.70
|
$2.33
THB79.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.45
|
$6.02
THB205.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.40
|
$0.70
THB24.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.08
|
$0.38
THB12.93
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.57
|
$1.40
THB47.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.35
|
$8.16
THB278.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.91
|
$6.68
THB227.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.50
|
$2.05
THB69.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.51
|
$1.29
THB43.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.64
|
$1.23
THB41.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.73
|
$0.52
THB17.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.21
|
$0.82
THB27.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.65
|
$0.66
THB22.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.70
|
$0.69
THB23.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
$0.54
THB18.25
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.27
|
$4.47
THB152.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.20
|
$25.43
THB866.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC213,156.84
|
$31,362.48
THB1,068,647.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC279.89
|
$9.67
THB329.36
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.17
|
$17.13
THB583.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,718.25
|
$389.22
THB13,262.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,063.61
|
$225.23
THB7,674.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC604.46
|
$55.17
THB1,880.00
|
|
pay 96.7% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,404.08
|
$341.66
THB11,641.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,287.49
|
$10,344.18
THB352,468.27
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.52
|
$2.20
THB74.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.72
|
$1.90
THB64.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.04
|
$3.85
THB131.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC264.74
|
$48.79
THB1,662.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.72
|
$5.42
THB184.71
|
|
pay 37.7% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.96
|
$38.62
THB1,315.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC419.22
|
$29.36
THB1,000.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC982.36
|
$82.78
THB2,820.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC948.99
|
$65.55
THB2,233.71
|
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