Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 11.1% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 88.9% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.58
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.56
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.02
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿237.57
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.31
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.55
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.13
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.70
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.71
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.91
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.08
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿356.19
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 78.4% more for housing
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿69.84
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.54
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿207.21
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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