Cost of living comparison
Faro is 76.4% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Faro instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.84
|
$13.00
€12.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.91
|
$8.66
€8.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.12
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.82
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB292.44
|
$6.23
€5.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.06
|
$3.96
€3.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.47
|
$2.70
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.39
|
$3.19
€2.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.69
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.73
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.99
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.22
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.51
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.69
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
pay 49.5% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.77
|
$6.83
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB811.24
|
$25.99
€24.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB902,235.32
|
$46,026.95
€42,945.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB338.89
|
$12.24
€11.42
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB580.51
|
$33.93
€31.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,422.99
|
$961.15
€896.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,677.87
|
$812.24
€757.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,773.00
|
$104.90
€97.88
|
|
pay 23.1% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,077.82
|
$438.61
€409.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB379,678.45
|
$11,696.26
€10,913.23
|
|
pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.74
|
$2.17
€2.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.45
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.05
|
$5.47
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,712.63
|
$36.82
€34.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.06
|
$7.58
€7.07
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Faro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,253.63
|
$44.40
€41.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB979.81
|
$32.49
€30.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,788.12
|
$70.39
€65.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,274.71
|
$63.17
€58.94
|
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