Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 7.8% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.26
THB81.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$0.63
THB22.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.35
THB12.62
|
|
pay 30.8% more for groceries
Roseau
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$7.97
THB288.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$6.00
THB216.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
THB38.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.19
THB43.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
THB17.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
THB28.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.63
THB22.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.64
THB23.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.45
THB16.44
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.25
THB153.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.11
THB798.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$9.24
THB333.77
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
Roseau
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Roseau
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
|
pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.87
THB67.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$1.81
THB65.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$5.45
THB197.04
|
|
pay 37.7% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
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