Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 67.3% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
Sudan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
$2.33
THB79.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$6.02
THB206.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
$0.70
THB24.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
$0.38
THB13.01
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Sudan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$1.40
THB47.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$8.16
THB279.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$6.68
THB229.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$2.05
THB70.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$1.29
THB44.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$1.23
THB42.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.52
THB17.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$0.82
THB27.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$0.66
THB22.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.69
THB23.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.54
THB18.36
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Sudan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
$4.47
THB153.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$25.43
THB871.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,362.48
THB1,075,170.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$9.67
THB331.37
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
Sudan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$17.13
THB587.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$389.22
THB13,343.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
$225.23
THB7,721.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$55.17
THB1,891.48
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$341.66
THB11,712.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$10,344.18
THB354,619.82
|
|
pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$2.20
THB75.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$1.90
THB65.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$3.85
THB131.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$48.79
THB1,672.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$5.42
THB185.84
|
|
pay 68.5% more for clothing
Sudan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$38.62
THB1,323.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$29.36
THB1,006.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$82.78
THB2,837.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$65.55
THB2,247.34
|
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