Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 47.4% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 74.3% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.29
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Thailand
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.41
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.37
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.35
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 43.3% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.60
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€90.78
|
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€26,876.87
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.66
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 76.7% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.58
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,666.80
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,462.20
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€173.00
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 47.1% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,600.84
|
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,652.84
|
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.36
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.73
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.26
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.32
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.36
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.39
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€101.93
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
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