Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 55.1% cheaper than Adelaide.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Adelaide, you would:
pay 74.0% less for restaurants
Adelaide
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.39
A$29.32
|
$2.26
THB82.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.03
A$15.17
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
A$4.22
|
$0.63
THB23.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
A$3.55
|
$0.35
THB12.77
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Adelaide
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
A$4.14
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
A$8.94
|
$7.97
THB291.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
A$8.17
|
$6.00
THB219.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.56
A$6.89
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
A$6.45
|
$1.07
THB39.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.20
|
$1.19
THB43.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
A$2.13
|
$0.48
THB17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
A$2.73
|
$0.79
THB28.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
A$3.17
|
$0.63
THB23.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
A$2.11
|
$0.64
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
A$1.75
|
$0.45
THB16.63
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
Adelaide
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
A$7.31
|
$4.25
THB155.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.85
A$122.24
|
$22.11
THB808.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,205.37
A$39,621.21
|
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.39
A$29.32
|
$9.24
THB337.60
|
|
pay 76.6% less for housing
Adelaide
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.68
A$91.74
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,449.19
A$2,191.11
|
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.65
A$1,623.30
|
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.76
A$347.38
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
Adelaide
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,404.75
A$2,123.91
|
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,559.99
A$17,478.12
|
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
|
pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports
Adelaide
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.02
A$12.13
|
$1.87
THB68.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
A$5.79
|
$1.81
THB66.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.75
A$40.44
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.41
A$73.19
|
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.38
A$21.74
|
$5.45
THB199.30
|
|
pay 57.6% less for clothing
Adelaide
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.69
A$141.66
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.98
A$110.34
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.08
A$208.77
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$149.32
A$225.76
|
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
|
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