Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 11.3% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 23.6% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿72.31
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿196.45
|
$10.99
LSL214.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿23.19
|
$0.66
LSL12.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.29
|
$0.27
LSL5.36
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿51.53
|
$0.75
LSL14.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿277.62
|
$1.78
LSL34.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿224.31
|
$3.51
LSL68.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿60.67
|
$1.18
LSL23.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿37.19
|
$2.11
LSL41.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿41.84
|
$0.85
LSL16.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿17.51
|
$0.92
LSL17.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿27.51
|
$0.93
LSL18.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿20.49
|
$0.80
LSL15.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿21.45
|
$0.71
LSL13.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿15.97
|
$0.75
LSL14.56
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿158.71
|
$3.33
LSL65.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿844.72
|
$23.90
LSL466.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,086,881.53
|
$19,189.33
LSL374,484.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿336.32
|
$5.32
LSL103.79
|
|
pay 26.5% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿594.00
|
$42.49
LSL829.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,101.60
|
$274.13
LSL5,349.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,207.71
|
$162.65
LSL3,174.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,717.10
|
$41.93
LSL818.20
|
|
pay 91.2% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿11,618.34
|
$28.78
LSL561.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿344,188.50
|
$877.23
LSL17,119.27
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿65.94
|
$0.82
LSL16.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿67.55
|
$1.37
LSL26.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿125.51
|
$4.66
LSL90.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,635.00
|
$26.50
LSL517.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿195.65
|
$4.11
LSL80.25
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Lesotho
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,403.12
|
$40.43
LSL789.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿938.96
|
$25.59
LSL499.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,849.26
|
$68.53
LSL1,337.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,268.28
|
$102.34
LSL1,997.25
|
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