Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 34.0% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$548.94
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$399.23
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$73.19
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.78
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 14.3% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$98.33
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$224.68
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$164.26
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$140.19
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$169.75
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$33.07
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.80
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.64
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$48.17
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.81
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.78
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$290.14
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,796.52
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,596,908.34
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$743.56
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,576.22
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,173.32
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,130.28
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,305.07
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 16.4% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,640.26
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$277,338.07
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.77
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$150.93
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$184.64
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,964.38
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$369.29
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 43.9% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,921.78
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,791.53
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,628.63
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,351.58
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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