Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 43.7% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Thailand instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
NZ$21.88
|
$2.26
THB82.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
NZ$14.29
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
NZ$3.55
|
$0.63
THB23.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
NZ$3.30
|
$0.35
THB12.77
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
NZ$6.76
|
$7.97
THB291.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
NZ$11.48
|
$6.00
THB219.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
NZ$10.45
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.05
|
$1.07
THB39.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
NZ$1.95
|
$1.19
THB43.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.77
|
$0.48
THB17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.28
|
$0.79
THB28.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
NZ$4.23
|
$0.63
THB23.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.63
|
$0.64
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.48
|
$0.45
THB16.63
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.39
NZ$10.61
|
$4.25
THB155.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.20
NZ$106.65
|
$22.11
THB808.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,268.60
NZ$38,655.39
|
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.67
NZ$31.02
|
$9.24
THB337.60
|
|
pay 62.5% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Thailand
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.53
NZ$85.61
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,675.30
|
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.90
NZ$1,382.00
|
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
NZ$145.75
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
|
pay 27.0% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.78
NZ$1,071.16
|
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,893.97
NZ$18,097.80
|
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.79
NZ$9.62
|
$1.87
THB68.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
NZ$5.58
|
$1.81
THB66.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.83
NZ$37.93
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.17
NZ$63.42
|
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.55
|
$5.45
THB199.30
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Thailand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.21
NZ$108.33
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.47
NZ$67.24
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.20
NZ$163.14
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.95
NZ$179.33
|
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
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