Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 32.9% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 45.9% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.26
THB76.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.53
THB187.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.63
THB21.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.35
THB11.82
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.38
THB46.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.97
THB269.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.00
THB202.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.92
THB64.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.07
THB36.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.19
THB40.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.48
THB16.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
THB26.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.63
THB21.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.64
THB21.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.45
THB15.39
|
|
pay 26.2% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.25
THB143.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.11
THB747.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$24,588.11
THB831,813.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$9.24
THB312.43
|
|
pay 27.7% more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$15.82
THB535.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$393.06
THB13,297.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$209.24
THB7,078.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$48.32
THB1,634.62
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$329.15
THB11,135.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,347.16
THB350,043.48
|
pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.87
THB63.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.81
THB61.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.52
THB118.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$46.67
THB1,578.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.45
THB184.45
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$34.16
THB1,155.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$26.70
THB903.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$75.98
THB2,570.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$61.99
THB2,097.17
|
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