Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 9.4% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK77.06
|
$2.08
฿75.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK71.45
|
$5.66
฿206.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK18.40
|
$0.67
฿24.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK9.79
|
$0.35
฿12.91
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK19.88
|
$1.48
฿54.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK95.53
|
$7.99
฿291.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK106.47
|
$6.46
฿235.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK36.27
|
$1.75
฿63.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK39.75
|
$1.07
฿39.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK23.63
|
$1.20
฿43.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK14.16
|
$0.50
฿18.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK23.84
|
$0.79
฿28.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK11.04
|
$0.59
฿21.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK11.67
|
$0.62
฿22.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK15.11
|
$0.46
฿16.77
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK110.24
|
$4.57
฿166.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK642.14
|
$24.32
฿887.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK259,436.97
|
$31,287.73
฿1,141,446.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK183.15
|
$9.68
฿353.21
|
|
pay 31.0% less for housing
|
Zambia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,175.46
|
$17.10
฿623.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK5,754.40
|
$290.79
฿10,608.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK4,047.34
|
$207.49
฿7,569.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,256.13
|
$49.43
฿1,803.30
|
|
pay 32.9% more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK3,590.91
|
$334.45
฿12,201.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK294,868.76
|
$9,908.05
฿361,467.86
|
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK25.64
|
$1.90
฿69.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK37.87
|
$1.94
฿70.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK55.71
|
$3.61
฿131.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK590.42
|
$47.07
฿1,717.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK64.21
|
$5.63
฿205.48
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK926.45
|
$40.39
฿1,473.56
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK652.68
|
$27.03
฿986.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK1,891.01
|
$82.02
฿2,992.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,215.30
|
$65.30
฿2,382.16
|
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