Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.8 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Thailand instead of India, you would:
pay 47.6% more for restaurants
India
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.41
|
$2.08
THB76.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.76
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.32
|
$0.67
THB24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.46
|
$0.35
THB13.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
India
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.91
|
$7.99
THB293.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.46
|
$6.46
THB237.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.48
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.29
|
$1.07
THB39.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.25
|
$1.20
THB44.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.52
|
$0.50
THB18.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.91
|
$0.79
THB29.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.19
|
$0.59
THB21.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.59
|
$0.62
THB22.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
$0.46
THB16.89
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
India
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.68
|
$4.57
THB167.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹698.32
|
$24.32
THB893.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,350.55
|
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.88
|
$9.68
THB355.89
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
India
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹703.25
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,517.64
|
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,130.62
|
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,178.56
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
India
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,969.08
|
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,594.57
|
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
|
pay 60.3% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.04
|
$1.90
THB69.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.85
|
$1.94
THB71.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.65
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,421.81
|
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.90
|
$5.63
THB207.03
|
|
pay 67.7% more for clothing
India
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,120.14
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,236.89
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,441.82
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,563.89
|
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
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