Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 4.1% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 16.0% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.84
|
$2.65
SOS1,511
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.91
|
$5.33
SOS3,041
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.12
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.82
|
$0.48
SOS272
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
$0.97
SOS554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB292.44
|
$1.96
SOS1,117
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.06
|
$6.37
SOS3,632
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.47
|
$2.23
SOS1,271
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.39
|
$2.67
SOS1,523
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.69
|
$1.73
SOS984
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.73
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.99
|
$1.32
SOS750
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.22
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.51
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.69
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.77
|
$4.08
SOS2,326
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB811.24
|
$37.50
SOS21,381
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB902,235.32
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,278,361
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB338.89
|
$7.60
SOS4,333
|
|
pay 20.7% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB580.51
|
$30.62
SOS17,461
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,422.99
|
$207.78
SOS118,464
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,677.87
|
$86.25
SOS49,178
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,773.00
|
$94.31
SOS53,773
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,077.82
|
$55.21
SOS31,477
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB379,678.45
|
$922.50
SOS525,963
|
|
pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.74
|
$8.50
SOS4,846
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.45
|
$1.22
SOS697
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.05
|
$1.34
SOS767
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,712.63
|
$30.00
SOS17,104
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.06
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,253.63
|
$18.61
SOS10,611
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB979.81
|
$23.11
SOS13,177
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,788.12
|
$25.89
SOS14,761
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,274.71
|
$45.78
SOS26,100
|
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