Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 20.3% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 98.6% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB76.76
|
$8.29
ZAR147.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB188.02
|
$4.51
ZAR80.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB21.43
|
$0.93
ZAR16.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.88
|
$0.69
ZAR12.35
|
|
pay 4.8% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB46.79
|
$0.93
ZAR16.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB270.97
|
$3.52
ZAR62.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB203.91
|
$4.04
ZAR72.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB65.30
|
$2.09
ZAR37.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB36.50
|
$1.97
ZAR35.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.48
|
$0.64
ZAR11.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.43
|
$0.62
ZAR10.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.86
|
$0.59
ZAR10.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB21.52
|
$0.69
ZAR12.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.78
|
$0.49
ZAR8.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.47
|
$0.61
ZAR10.93
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB144.34
|
$4.81
ZAR85.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB751.70
|
$50.85
ZAR906.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB836,020.32
|
$19,587.45
ZAR349,315.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB314.01
|
$8.44
ZAR150.52
|
|
pay 65.7% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB537.91
|
$40.70
ZAR725.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,364.49
|
$363.07
ZAR6,474.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,114.39
|
$324.06
ZAR5,779.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,642.88
|
$76.48
ZAR1,363.90
|
|
pay 55.8% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,191.43
|
$170.15
ZAR3,034.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB351,813.87
|
$3,782.54
ZAR67,456.55
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB63.69
|
$2.04
ZAR36.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB61.57
|
$1.79
ZAR31.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB119.58
|
$2.68
ZAR47.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,586.94
|
$28.55
ZAR509.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB185.38
|
$5.94
ZAR105.88
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,161.62
|
$44.73
ZAR797.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB907.90
|
$30.20
ZAR538.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,583.50
|
$81.48
ZAR1,453.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,107.77
|
$77.16
ZAR1,375.96
|
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