Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 82.3% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 96.3% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Tokyo
|
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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
|
$5.14
¥801
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$1.15
¥179
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$7.97
¥1,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$2.58
¥403
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 72.8% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$50.63
¥7,886
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$25.31
¥3,943
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$584.76
¥91,091
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
|
pay 44.2% more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$486.02
¥75,710
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
|
pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$3.30
¥514
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$61.83
¥9,632
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$12.21
¥1,902
|
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pay 25.8% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$79.69
¥12,414
|
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