Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 42.8% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Thailand instead of London, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
London
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.17
|
$2.08
THB76.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.66
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
CA$2.69
|
$0.67
THB24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
CA$2.17
|
$0.35
THB13.01
|
|
pay 30.2% less for groceries
London
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CA$3.02
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
CA$7.62
|
$7.99
THB293.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.15
CA$9.78
|
$6.46
THB237.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
CA$3.96
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
CA$6.07
|
$1.07
THB39.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
CA$2.04
|
$1.20
THB44.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
CA$0.77
|
$0.50
THB18.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
CA$1.87
|
$0.79
THB29.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
CA$2.50
|
$0.59
THB21.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
CA$1.13
|
$0.62
THB22.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CA$1.31
|
$0.46
THB16.89
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
London
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
CA$6.48
|
$4.57
THB167.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.06
CA$95.78
|
$24.32
THB893.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,124.71
CA$30,247.80
|
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.75
CA$20.17
|
$9.68
THB355.89
|
|
pay 73.6% less for housing
London
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.74
CA$81.67
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,443.88
CA$1,974.00
|
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.27
CA$1,527.47
|
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.85
CA$176.15
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
|
pay 49.6% less for childcare
London
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$737.49
CA$1,008.26
|
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,874.87
CA$24,437.63
|
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
|
pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
CA$6.05
|
$1.90
THB69.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
CA$4.78
|
$1.94
THB71.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.84
CA$14.82
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.34
CA$42.85
|
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.05
CA$15.11
|
$5.63
THB207.03
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
London
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.06
CA$101.26
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.62
CA$59.63
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.84
CA$113.26
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.30
CA$130.29
|
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
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