Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 40.8% more expensive than Tarlac City.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Tarlac City, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
Tarlac City
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$2.08
THB77.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
₱237.01
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
₱52.43
|
$0.67
THB24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₱15.84
|
$0.35
THB13.10
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
Tarlac City
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
₱89.21
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$7.99
THB295.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.22
₱357.68
|
$6.46
THB239.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱113.60
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
₱85.96
|
$1.07
THB39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱78.77
|
$1.20
THB44.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
₱42.86
|
$0.50
THB18.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
₱57.23
|
$0.79
THB29.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
₱40.46
|
$0.59
THB21.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
₱33.28
|
$0.62
THB22.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
₱22.51
|
$0.46
THB17.02
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Tarlac City
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₱279.15
|
$4.57
THB169.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.26
₱475.08
|
$24.32
THB900.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,187.19
₱1,161,308.37
|
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.01
₱173.14
|
$9.68
THB358.43
|
|
pay 34.0% more for housing
Tarlac City
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.53
₱1,583.60
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$133.05
₱7,654.08
|
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.52
₱6,070.48
|
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.20
₱4,843.96
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
|
pay 92.7% more for childcare
Tarlac City
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.58
₱9,985.49
|
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
|
pay 31.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tarlac City
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
₱58.07
|
$1.90
THB70.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
₱95.02
|
$1.94
THB71.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.25
₱129.33
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.88
₱2,639.34
|
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.42
₱369.51
|
$5.63
THB208.51
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
Tarlac City
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.82
₱3,959.01
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
₱2,375.40
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.73
₱3,378.35
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.62
₱2,164.26
|
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
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