Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.4 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$2.26
THB76.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.53
THB187.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.63
THB21.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.35
THB11.82
|
|
pay 30.3% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.38
THB46.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$7.97
THB269.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$6.00
THB202.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.92
THB64.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$1.07
THB36.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$1.19
THB40.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.48
THB16.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.79
THB26.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.63
THB21.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.64
THB21.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.45
THB15.39
|
|
pay 31.1% more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$4.25
THB143.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$22.11
THB747.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$24,588.11
THB831,813.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$9.24
THB312.43
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$15.82
THB535.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$393.06
THB13,297.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$209.24
THB7,078.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$48.32
THB1,634.62
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$329.15
THB11,135.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$10,347.16
THB350,043.48
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.87
THB63.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.81
THB61.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$3.52
THB118.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$46.67
THB1,578.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$5.45
THB184.45
|
|
pay 54.9% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$34.16
THB1,155.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$26.70
THB903.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$75.98
THB2,570.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$61.99
THB2,097.17
|
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