Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 49.9% cheaper than Auckland.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Auckland, you would:
pay 70.7% less for restaurants
Auckland
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.67
NZ$26.07
|
$2.08
THB76.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
$0.67
THB24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.58
|
$0.35
THB13.01
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
Auckland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
NZ$3.49
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
NZ$7.97
|
$7.99
THB293.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
NZ$12.53
|
$6.46
THB237.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.32
NZ$8.86
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
NZ$7.49
|
$1.07
THB39.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.28
|
$1.20
THB44.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.76
|
$0.50
THB18.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.47
|
$0.79
THB29.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
NZ$4.68
|
$0.59
THB21.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
NZ$1.83
|
$0.62
THB22.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
$0.46
THB16.89
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
Auckland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
NZ$11.46
|
$4.57
THB167.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$134.76
NZ$224.21
|
$24.32
THB893.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,065.72
NZ$41,703.22
|
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.05
NZ$31.70
|
$9.68
THB355.89
|
|
pay 70.9% less for housing
Auckland
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.30
NZ$88.67
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,333.16
NZ$2,218.05
|
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,184.34
NZ$1,970.45
|
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.18
NZ$183.31
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
Auckland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$822.99
NZ$1,369.25
|
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,341.88
NZ$22,197.62
|
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
Auckland
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
NZ$12.51
|
$1.90
THB69.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
NZ$5.79
|
$1.94
THB71.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.94
NZ$36.50
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.56
NZ$84.13
|
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.32
NZ$22.16
|
$5.63
THB207.03
|
|
pay 40.8% less for clothing
Auckland
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.42
NZ$132.13
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.97
NZ$78.14
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.74
NZ$174.26
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.61
NZ$217.30
|
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
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