Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 12.5% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Albania, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL671
|
$2.26
THB75.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL567
|
$5.53
THB183.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL142
|
$0.63
THB20.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL68
|
$0.35
THB11.62
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
$1.38
THB45.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL441
|
$7.97
THB265.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL625
|
$6.00
THB199.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL296
|
$1.92
THB63.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL289
|
$1.07
THB35.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL55
|
$1.19
THB39.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL95
|
$0.48
THB16.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL65
|
$0.79
THB26.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL58
|
$0.63
THB21.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL41
|
$0.64
THB21.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL43
|
$0.45
THB15.13
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL705
|
$4.25
THB141.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,402
|
$22.11
THB735.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,738,909
|
$24,588.11
THB817,670.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,645
|
$9.24
THB307.12
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,431
|
$15.82
THB526.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,034
|
$393.06
THB13,071.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL22,735
|
$209.24
THB6,958.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,004
|
$48.32
THB1,606.83
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL12,997
|
$329.15
THB10,945.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL268,853
|
$10,347.16
THB344,092.08
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL223
|
$1.87
THB62.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL138
|
$1.81
THB60.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL318
|
$3.52
THB116.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,275
|
$46.67
THB1,552.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL736
|
$5.45
THB181.31
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,126
|
$34.16
THB1,136.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,040
|
$26.70
THB887.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,032
|
$75.98
THB2,526.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,326
|
$61.99
THB2,061.51
|
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