Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.7 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
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Maseru
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL206.25
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.16
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 39.3% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.47
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL65.84
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.13
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.66
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.02
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.26
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.50
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.09
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
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pay 46.0% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.49
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL448.46
|
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL360,002.48
|
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL99.77
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
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pay 2.0% less for housing
|
Maseru
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL797.15
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,142.89
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,051.45
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL786.56
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL540.00
|
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,457.26
|
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.47
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.78
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL87.43
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL497.15
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL77.14
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
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pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL758.58
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL480.00
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.72
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,920.01
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
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