Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 23.4% cheaper than Ajman.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Ajman, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
Ajman
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
AED23.00
|
$2.26
THB75.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$5.53
THB186.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
AED2.63
|
$0.63
THB21.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AED1.33
|
$0.35
THB11.75
|
|
pay 21.1% more for groceries
Ajman
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
AED3.85
|
$1.38
THB46.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.23
AED11.88
|
$7.97
THB268.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.53
AED23.97
|
$6.00
THB201.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
AED7.23
|
$1.92
THB64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
AED10.13
|
$1.07
THB36.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
AED3.37
|
$1.19
THB40.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
AED2.34
|
$0.48
THB16.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
AED2.43
|
$0.79
THB26.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
AED2.24
|
$0.63
THB21.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
AED1.44
|
$0.64
THB21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
AED1.25
|
$0.45
THB15.30
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Ajman
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.38
AED12.43
|
$4.25
THB142.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.22
AED217.50
|
$22.11
THB743.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,419.82
AED166,827.00
|
$24,588.11
THB827,039.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
AED38.26
|
$9.24
THB310.64
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
Ajman
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$102.39
AED376.07
|
$15.82
THB532.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,524.64
AED5,600.00
|
$393.06
THB13,220.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,061.80
AED3,900.00
|
$209.24
THB7,037.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.72
AED399.34
|
$48.32
THB1,625.24
|
|
pay 24.4% more for childcare
Ajman
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$585.35
AED2,150.00
|
$329.15
THB11,071.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,372.54
AED19,733.33
|
$10,347.16
THB348,034.45
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ajman
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$1.87
THB63.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
AED14.50
|
$1.81
THB60.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$3.52
THB118.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.09
AED195.00
|
$46.67
THB1,569.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$5.45
THB183.39
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
Ajman
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.08
AED213.33
|
$34.16
THB1,149.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.06
AED250.00
|
$26.70
THB898.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.21
AED316.67
|
$75.98
THB2,555.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.58
AED303.33
|
$61.99
THB2,085.13
|
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