Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.8 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$2.33
THB79.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$0.70
THB24.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 22.0% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$8.16
THB278.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$6.68
THB228.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$1.29
THB44.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$1.23
THB42.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.52
THB17.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$0.82
THB27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.66
THB22.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$0.69
THB23.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.54
THB18.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$4.47
THB152.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$25.43
THB867.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$9.67
THB329.79
|
|
pay 49.8% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
|
pay 48.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$2.20
THB75.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$1.90
THB64.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$5.42
THB184.95
|
|
pay 99.4% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
|
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