Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 51.4% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 57.9% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.16
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 77.5% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.95
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL89.70
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.43
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.52
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL86.11
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL539.81
|
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL308,462.61
|
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL464.85
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL978.85
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,466.52
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,153.85
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,271.15
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,306.71
|
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,824.36
|
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 86.8% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.59
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL496.97
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL56.55
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL978.46
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL514.10
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,716.08
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,953.60
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
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