Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.9 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
Freetown
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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