Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Thailand

Thailand vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 76.2% more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.2% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 4.9% more in Thailand
Transportation: pay 20.4% more in Thailand
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Thailand
Childcare: pay 9.8 times more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 30.2% less in Thailand

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Thailand are more expensive than in Lesotho. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Thailand. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Thailand.

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Thailand vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thailand instead of Lesotho, you would:

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pay 50.2% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$2.89 THB96.05	-68.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$6.99 THB232.42	-16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$0.75 THB24.81	-30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.37 THB12.19	-56.5%
Average			-50.2%

Lesotho vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.9% more for groceries

	Lesotho	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$1.34 THB44.43	+61.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$7.95 THB264.36	+140.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$7.12 THB236.74	+62.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$2.06 THB68.55	+34.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$1.37 THB45.52	-51.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$1.35 THB44.98	+58.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.57 THB18.99	-43.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.93 THB31.07	-23.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$0.82 THB27.38	-24.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.72 THB24.01	+1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.57 THB18.88	-22.2%
Average			+4.9%

Lesotho vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.4% more for transportation

	Lesotho	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$5.07 THB168.49	+1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$32.87 THB1,093.53	+9.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$29,201.01 THB971K	+38.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$10.77 THB358.41	+79.3%
Average			+20.4%

Lesotho vs. Thailand - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$19.17 THB637.71	-49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$407.64 THB13,560.34	+337.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$268.13 THB8,919.39	+382.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$60.86 THB2,024.59
Average			+303.3%

Lesotho vs. Thailand - Cost of housing

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pay 9.8 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$515.68 THB17,154.28	+890.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$11,528.28 THB383K	+875.5%
Average			+883.0%

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pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$2.10 THB69.86	+16.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$2.00 THB66.47	-0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$4.15 THB138.07	-18.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$50.07 THB1,665.52	+117.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.05 THB201.30
Average			+31.2%

Lesotho vs. Thailand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.2% less for clothing

	Lesotho	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$44.30 THB1,473.73	-3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$32.84 THB1,092.57	-40.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$83.65 THB2,782.57	-19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$77.91 THB2,591.55	-48.1%
Average			-30.2%

Lesotho vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing

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