Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 2.1 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$8.05
AED29.59
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$1.08
AED3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.61
AED2.23
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
Thailand
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$5.11
AED18.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$6.79
AED24.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$3.46
AED12.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$0.97
AED3.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.75
AED2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$0.57
AED2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.50
AED1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.48
AED1.75
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
Thailand
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$3.18
AED11.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$73.48
AED269.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$9.56
AED35.10
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Thailand
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
|
pay 22.0% more for childcare
Thailand
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$9.77
AED35.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$4.95
AED18.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$69.48
AED255.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$11.92
AED43.79
|
|
pay 78.8% more for clothing
Thailand
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$111.38
AED409.10
|
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