Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 31.7% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.65
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.64
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.77
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.13
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.13
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.80
|
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,560.40
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.28
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 66.1% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.08
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,254.56
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€809.64
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€96.63
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€429.33
|
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,866.81
|
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.55
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€39.78
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.65
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.13
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.73
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€77.30
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€96.53
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
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