Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 22.9% cheaper than Alicante.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Alicante, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
Alicante
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$2.08
THB77.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.07
€8.47
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.67
THB24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.35
THB13.10
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
Alicante
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.34
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
€5.56
|
$7.99
THB295.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
€3.55
|
$6.46
THB239.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$1.07
THB39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.20
THB44.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.50
THB18.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.79
THB29.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.59
THB21.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.62
THB22.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.46
THB17.02
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Alicante
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.95
€6.49
|
$4.57
THB169.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.95
|
$24.32
THB900.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,310.83
€26,445.31
|
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.13
€14.13
|
$9.68
THB358.43
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
Alicante
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.14
€33.76
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$702.27
€656.00
|
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$613.86
€573.41
|
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.61
€108.93
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
|
pay 25.6% more for childcare
Alicante
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$307.85
€287.56
|
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,951.82
€6,493.74
|
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
Alicante
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$1.90
THB70.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
€1.88
|
$1.94
THB71.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
€5.21
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.72
€39.91
|
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.63
THB208.51
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Alicante
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
€72.35
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.53
€31.32
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.59
€70.61
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.46
€77.03
|
$65.30
THB2,417.34
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