Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 30.9% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.81
฿64.93
|
$9.05
R151.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
฿205.36
|
$4.11
R68.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
฿23.01
|
$0.98
R16.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.51
|
$0.76
R12.71
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
฿48.22
|
$0.90
R14.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.53
฿270.71
|
$3.54
R59.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
฿225.43
|
$3.87
R64.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
฿55.84
|
$1.90
R31.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.98
฿35.05
|
$2.17
R36.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
฿38.99
|
$0.66
R10.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
฿18.86
|
$0.62
R10.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
฿27.81
|
$0.67
R11.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
฿19.93
|
$0.63
R10.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
฿19.10
|
$0.50
R8.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
฿14.84
|
$0.47
R7.83
|
|
pay 15.7% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
฿166.86
|
$4.97
R83.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.16
฿832.34
|
$39.98
R667.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,407.71
฿1,200,658.11
|
$20,578.10
R343,594.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.73
฿242.01
|
$8.18
R136.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.03
฿683.94
|
$53.70
R896.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.36
฿10,399.31
|
$402.09
R6,713.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.40
฿6,555.43
|
$376.67
R6,289.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.42
฿1,560.34
|
$88.07
R1,470.50
|
|
pay 57.6% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$382.69
฿13,753.65
|
$179.96
R3,004.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,907.98
฿392,028.01
|
$4,120.32
R68,797.42
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
฿68.88
|
$1.83
R30.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
฿61.67
|
$1.81
R30.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
฿126.37
|
$2.88
R48.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
฿1,612.18
|
$35.34
R590.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.07
฿182.07
|
$5.88
R98.16
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.03
฿1,654.36
|
$47.60
R794.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
฿1,007.97
|
$32.21
R537.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.52
฿2,822.09
|
$90.15
R1,505.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.24
฿2,308.63
|
$77.04
R1,286.32
|
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