Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 11.7% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Castries, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
Castries
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
Castries
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Castries
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 34.6% less for housing
Castries
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Castries
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 45.4% less for clothing
Castries
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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