Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.1 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 13.3 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 29.3% more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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