Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 70.8% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,739
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,385
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,819
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 87.3% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,383
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,989
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,165
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,296
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,164
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,457
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,571
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,205
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,326
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 56.8% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$8,071
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$93,634
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,727
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 10.8% more for housing
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$827,027
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$698,607
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$413,712
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,552
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,780
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$72,726
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,552
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$179,063
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Thailand or Colombia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.