Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 4.6% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$166.25
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$113.65
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
$464.36
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
$1,067.26
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
$2,149.32
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
$525.43
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
$469.61
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
$345.46
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
$202.74
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$267.13
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
$181.14
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$151.86
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$146.11
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
$799.56
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
$5,682.60
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
$6,199,199.16
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
$4,442.76
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
Kingston
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
$6,903.56
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
$109,038.25
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
$60,071.53
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
$17,969.57
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
$44,722.79
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
$349,565.95
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
$335.79
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
$570.02
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
$1,446.48
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
$8,516.15
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
$1,549.80
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
$5,977.80
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
$5,018.40
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
$10,525.72
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
$11,300.62
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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