Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.6 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.09
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.40
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.93
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 51.3% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB292.14
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB236.04
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.14
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.03
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.43
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.94
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.56
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.57
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.80
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Thailand
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.00
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB888.89
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB353.91
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 77.4% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.39
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.08
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB205.88
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 42.2% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
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