Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 40.0% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.23
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Thailand
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.66
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,164.09
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.27
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 66.9% less for housing
Belgium
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.12
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.83
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€633.49
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.18
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 26.7% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.83
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,901.13
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.70
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.64
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 34.4% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Thailand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.01
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.39
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.61
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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