Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.4 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,035
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 62.6% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,194
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,232
|
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,064
|
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,474
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
Somalia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,376
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,647
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,342
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,766
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,577
|
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,649
|
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 41.9% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,561
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,610
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,287
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,688
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,163
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,173
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
|
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