Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 35.0% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$2.08
THB76.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AWG15.32
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
AWG3.05
|
$0.67
THB24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
AWG2.80
|
$0.35
THB13.01
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
$7.99
THB293.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.07
AWG12.74
|
$6.46
THB237.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
AWG6.48
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
$1.07
THB39.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.20
THB44.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
AWG2.79
|
$0.50
THB18.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.79
THB29.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.75
AWG4.95
|
$0.59
THB21.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.62
THB22.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.46
THB16.89
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
AWG8.51
|
$4.57
THB167.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
$24.32
THB893.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.68
AWG62.51
|
$9.68
THB355.89
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$770.54
AWG1,388.91
|
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$630.32
AWG1,136.16
|
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.62
AWG262.48
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
|
pay 30.9% more for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.22
AWG355.49
|
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
$1.90
THB69.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
$1.94
THB71.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.47
AWG15.27
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.64
AWG129.14
|
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$5.63
THB207.03
|
|
pay 36.9% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.83
AWG145.70
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.20
AWG196.83
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.15
AWG203.95
|
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
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