Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.3 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
|
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN174.21
|
$1.81
฿61.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
ERN40.75
|
$5.71
฿193.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.88
|
$0.64
฿21.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN24.07
|
$0.32
฿10.86
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
|
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.64
|
$1.34
฿45.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.53
฿255.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN83.61
|
$6.27
฿212.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN73.34
|
$1.55
฿52.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
฿33.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN30.03
|
$1.08
฿36.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.93
|
$0.52
฿17.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN13.09
|
$0.77
฿26.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN10.01
|
$0.55
฿18.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.78
|
$0.53
฿18.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.93
|
$0.41
฿14.00
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
|
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN125.32
|
$4.64
฿157.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.16
฿785.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,407.71
฿1,133,189.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.17
ERN94.22
|
$6.73
฿228.41
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$19.03
฿645.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$100.00
ERN1,527.96
|
$289.36
฿9,814.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$182.40
฿6,187.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN350.54
|
$43.42
฿1,472.66
|
|
pay 12.5 times more for childcare
|
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.50
ERN343.80
|
$382.69
฿12,980.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,375.00
ERN21,010.07
|
$10,907.98
฿369,998.79
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.28
|
$1.92
฿65.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
ERN16.22
|
$1.72
฿58.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN38.20
|
$3.52
฿119.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.33
ERN203.73
|
$44.86
฿1,521.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.28
|
$5.07
฿171.84
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.67
ERN407.46
|
$46.03
฿1,561.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN458.40
|
$28.05
฿951.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$10.00
ERN152.80
|
$78.52
฿2,663.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.50
ERN420.20
|
$64.24
฿2,178.90
|
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