Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 61.6% cheaper than Locarno.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Locarno, you would:
pay 82.6% less for restaurants
Locarno
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.29
CHF22.02
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.36
CHF13.01
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
CHF4.13
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$5.11
CHF4.63
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
Locarno
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
CHF3.17
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$15.83
CHF14.35
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
CHF6.35
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.85
CHF5.31
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.52
CHF12.26
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.82
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
CHF1.57
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
CHF0.91
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
CHF0.68
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Locarno
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.12
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$177.79
CHF161.17
|
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,950.71
CHF23,524.32
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.13
CHF30.03
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 68.4% less for housing
Locarno
|
Thailand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.58
CHF56.73
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,380.36
CHF1,251.29
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.64
CHF850.88
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.19
CHF79.94
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Locarno
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,656.43
CHF1,501.55
|
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
Locarno
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.63
CHF6.01
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
CHF4.00
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.39
CHF8.51
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.02
CHF62.56
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.77
CHF17.02
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Locarno
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$117.79
CHF106.78
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.13
CHF30.03
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.11
CHF103.44
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$198.77
CHF180.19
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
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