Cost of living comparison
India is 43.9% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in India instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Thailand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$2.48
₹207.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$3.94
₹329.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$0.39
₹32.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.17
₹14.27
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
Thailand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$0.46
₹38.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$2.56
₹213.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$2.56
₹213.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$0.93
₹77.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$1.36
₹113.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$0.85
₹71.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.31
₹26.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$0.47
₹39.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$0.23
₹19.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.16
₹13.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.17
₹14.41
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
Thailand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$4.69
₹391.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$10.04
₹838.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$13,372.81
₹1,117,253.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$2.97
₹248.20
|
|
pay 53.8% less for housing
Thailand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$7.66
₹640.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$136.15
₹11,374.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$88.97
₹7,432.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$28.75
₹2,401.95
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
Thailand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$58.47
₹4,885.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$1,644.63
₹137,403.00
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$1.84
₹153.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$1.59
₹133.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$3.63
₹303.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$16.08
₹1,343.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$3.38
₹282.27
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Thailand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$23.53
₹1,965.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$24.73
₹2,066.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$41.02
₹3,427.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$30.71
₹2,565.95
|
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