Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 35.5% cheaper than Orange.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Orange, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
Orange
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.34
A$20.20
|
$2.08
THB76.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
A$11.87
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
A$3.45
|
$0.67
THB24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$0.35
THB13.01
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Orange
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
A$1.77
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
A$4.29
|
$7.99
THB293.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
A$5.86
|
$6.46
THB237.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
A$4.80
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
A$4.12
|
$1.07
THB39.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$1.20
THB44.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
A$1.59
|
$0.50
THB18.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
A$1.59
|
$0.79
THB29.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
A$3.43
|
$0.59
THB21.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.26
|
$0.62
THB22.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
A$0.92
|
$0.46
THB16.89
|
|
pay 11.5% more for transportation
Orange
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
A$7.18
|
$4.57
THB167.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
THB893.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,688.00
A$40,405.76
|
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
A$12.12
|
$9.68
THB355.89
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
Orange
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
A$87.55
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,267.68
A$1,919.27
|
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$758.94
A$1,149.04
|
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.41
A$144.45
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
|
pay 68.6% less for childcare
Orange
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,303.71
A$1,973.82
|
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,688.00
A$40,405.76
|
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
Orange
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
A$6.06
|
$1.90
THB69.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
A$4.88
|
$1.94
THB71.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.52
A$29.55
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.70
A$70.71
|
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.35
A$23.23
|
$5.63
THB207.03
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Orange
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.38
A$80.81
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.72
A$101.01
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.08
A$151.52
|
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
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