Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 7.0% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 23.6% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿75.59
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.24
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.85
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿290.22
|
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿234.49
|
$5.32
SOS3,035
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.88
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.74
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.31
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.75
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.42
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.42
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.69
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿165.90
|
$3.85
SOS2,194
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿883.04
|
$42.50
SOS24,232
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,064
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿351.58
|
$9.60
SOS5,474
|
|
pay 23.5% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
$41.00
SOS23,376
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
$197.57
SOS112,647
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
$86.54
SOS49,342
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
$71.50
SOS40,766
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
$51.88
SOS29,577
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
$950.00
SOS541,649
|
|
pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿68.94
|
$8.00
SOS4,561
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿70.61
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
$25.62
SOS14,610
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿204.53
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 43.8% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
$18.04
SOS10,287
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
$20.50
SOS11,688
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
$21.33
SOS12,163
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
$51.17
SOS29,173
|
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