Cost of living comparison
United States is 3.0 times more expensive than Chiang Rai.
If you lived in United States instead of Chiang Rai, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
Chiang Rai
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.18
THB43.74
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
THB19.79
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
THB11.09
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Chiang Rai
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
THB48.69
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.14
THB338.27
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB253.86
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
THB59.04
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
THB34.35
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
THB40.75
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
THB17.36
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
THB20.66
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
THB15.71
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB22.01
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
THB17.36
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 41.8% more for transportation
Chiang Rai
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
THB173.61
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.53
THB1,093.40
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,606.79
THB688,842.04
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.96
THB442.83
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Chiang Rai
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.99
THB591.89
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$268.76
THB9,949.94
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.82
THB8,063.83
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.35
THB1,567.74
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Chiang Rai
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$467.63
THB17,312.17
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,383.65
THB273,350.02
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Chiang Rai
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
THB76.54
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
THB59.34
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
THB131.21
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.32
THB1,603.65
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
THB207.75
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Chiang Rai
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.90
THB1,995.46
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.57
THB1,020.51
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.14
THB3,189.08
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.20
THB2,339.88
|
$109.59
|
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