Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.8 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.81
฿64.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.69
LSL212.41
|
$5.71
฿205.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
LSL12.74
|
$0.64
฿23.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
LSL5.31
|
$0.32
฿11.51
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
LSL13.99
|
$1.34
฿48.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.29
LSL38.41
|
$7.53
฿270.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
LSL70.97
|
$6.27
฿225.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
LSL23.53
|
$1.55
฿55.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
LSL23.91
|
$0.98
฿35.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
LSL10.04
|
$1.08
฿38.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL11.48
|
$0.52
฿18.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
LSL14.35
|
$0.77
฿27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
LSL12.43
|
$0.55
฿19.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LSL12.19
|
$0.53
฿19.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
LSL10.76
|
$0.41
฿14.84
|
|
pay 44.2% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
LSL56.77
|
$4.64
฿166.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.16
฿832.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,044.84
LSL369,014.03
|
$33,407.71
฿1,200,658.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.73
฿242.01
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.81
LSL817.10
|
$19.03
฿683.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.93
LSL5,271.63
|
$289.36
฿10,399.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.86
LSL3,127.83
|
$182.40
฿6,555.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.17
LSL806.25
|
$43.42
฿1,560.34
|
|
pay 12.7 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.64
LSL579.88
|
$382.69
฿13,753.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$755.82
LSL12,651.91
|
$10,907.98
฿392,028.01
|
|
pay 42.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LSL15.93
|
$1.92
฿68.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
LSL26.55
|
$1.72
฿61.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.52
฿126.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.39
LSL492.02
|
$44.86
฿1,612.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
LSL79.07
|
$5.07
฿182.07
|
|
pay 27.3% more for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.94
LSL685.31
|
$46.03
฿1,654.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.00
LSL351.44
|
$28.05
฿1,007.97
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.49
LSL878.60
|
$78.52
฿2,822.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.48
LSL945.38
|
$64.24
฿2,308.63
|
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