Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.6 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
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Lesotho
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.26
THB75.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL192.00
|
$5.53
THB183.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.52
|
$0.63
THB20.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.80
|
$0.35
THB11.62
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL13.63
|
$1.38
THB45.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL44.67
|
$7.97
THB265.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL58.41
|
$6.00
THB199.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.05
|
$1.92
THB63.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL52.02
|
$1.07
THB35.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.46
|
$1.19
THB39.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL16.91
|
$0.48
THB16.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL22.76
|
$0.79
THB26.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL19.51
|
$0.63
THB21.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL13.65
|
$0.64
THB21.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL15.61
|
$0.45
THB15.13
|
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pay 19.3% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL77.72
|
$4.25
THB141.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL477.82
|
$22.11
THB735.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL334,475.94
|
$24,588.11
THB817,670.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL94.61
|
$9.24
THB307.12
|
|
pay 66.1% more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL382.26
|
$15.82
THB526.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,344.76
|
$393.06
THB13,071.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,672.38
|
$209.24
THB6,958.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$48.32
THB1,606.83
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL493.75
|
$329.15
THB10,945.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL18,794.36
|
$10,347.16
THB344,092.08
|
|
pay 65.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.40
|
$1.87
THB62.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.00
|
$1.81
THB60.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL81.23
|
$3.52
THB116.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL366.33
|
$46.67
THB1,552.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.45
THB181.31
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL716.73
|
$34.16
THB1,136.13
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL668.95
|
$26.70
THB887.98
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,688.31
|
$75.98
THB2,526.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,389.11
|
$61.99
THB2,061.51
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