Cost of living comparison
Czech Republic is 62.9% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Czech Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB81.59
|
$7.78
CZK176.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
$7.82
CZK177.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB22.77
|
$1.53
CZK34.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.62
|
$1.34
CZK30.34
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Czech Republic
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
$1.45
CZK32.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB288.02
|
$5.86
CZK133.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB216.73
|
$3.69
CZK83.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
$2.72
CZK61.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB38.79
|
$3.62
CZK82.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.03
|
$0.70
CZK15.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.46
|
$0.72
CZK16.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.55
|
$0.86
CZK19.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB22.87
|
$1.36
CZK30.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.15
|
$0.51
CZK11.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.44
|
$0.56
CZK12.61
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB153.42
|
$6.25
CZK142.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB798.99
|
$19.97
CZK453.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
$25,379.53
CZK576,572.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB333.77
|
$11.76
CZK267.18
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Czech Republic
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
$19.23
CZK436.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
$632.17
CZK14,361.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
$495.91
CZK11,266.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
$191.58
CZK4,352.25
|
|
pay 10.2% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
$359.87
CZK8,175.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
$7,286.86
CZK165,542.97
|
|
pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Czech Republic
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB67.70
|
$1.97
CZK44.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB65.44
|
$2.61
CZK59.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
$6.11
CZK138.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
$48.03
CZK1,091.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB197.04
|
$9.41
CZK213.71
|
|
pay 54.9% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Czech Republic
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
$71.08
CZK1,614.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
$36.60
CZK831.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
$82.74
CZK1,879.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
$102.60
CZK2,330.97
|
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