Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 23.9% more expensive than Casablanca.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Casablanca, you would:
pay 3.9% less for restaurants
Casablanca
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.86
MAD39.06
|
$2.08
THB77.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
MAD5.01
|
$0.67
THB24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.32
|
$0.35
THB13.10
|
|
pay 78.9% more for groceries
Casablanca
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
MAD5.58
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
MAD40.36
|
$7.99
THB295.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.96
|
$6.46
THB239.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MAD14.56
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
MAD27.95
|
$1.07
THB39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
MAD6.04
|
$1.20
THB44.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MAD5.53
|
$0.50
THB18.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.15
|
$0.79
THB29.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.18
|
$0.59
THB21.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.60
|
$0.62
THB22.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.08
|
$0.46
THB17.02
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
Casablanca
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.60
MAD56.71
|
$4.57
THB169.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.76
MAD230.35
|
$24.32
THB900.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,712.65
MAD270,414.74
|
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.73
MAD68.10
|
$9.68
THB358.43
|
|
pay 11.3% less for housing
Casablanca
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MAD366.90
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$466.98
MAD4,727.25
|
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.50
MAD2,647.17
|
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.76
MAD301.24
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Casablanca
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.72
MAD2,072.41
|
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,074.35
MAD41,245.08
|
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
Casablanca
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MAD30.05
|
$1.90
THB70.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
MAD19.29
|
$1.94
THB71.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD38.06
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.06
MAD253.72
|
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD65.10
|
$5.63
THB208.51
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Casablanca
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.16
MAD487.48
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.53
MAD390.07
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.17
MAD902.63
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.02
MAD870.78
|
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
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