Cost of living comparison
Japan is 51.5% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Japan instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 92.4% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$4.91
¥766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 70.2% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$1.99
¥310
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 81.1% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$60.62
¥9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$24.44
¥3,806
|
|
pay 77.2% more for housing
Thailand
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$480.50
¥74,850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$321.68
¥50,109
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$240.59
¥37,478
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$55.52
¥8,649
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$11.57
¥1,802
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Japan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$85.48
¥13,315
|
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