Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 1.0% cheaper than Almaty.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Almaty, you would:
pay 39.8% less for restaurants
Almaty
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
KZT4,002.87
|
$2.26
THB82.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
KZT3,002.16
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT425.65
|
$0.63
THB23.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KZT218.92
|
$0.35
THB12.77
|
|
pay 35.8% more for groceries
Almaty
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
KZT261.33
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.16
KZT2,268.57
|
$7.97
THB291.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
KZT2,313.52
|
$6.00
THB219.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
KZT806.10
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
KZT1,093.69
|
$1.07
THB39.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
KZT269.31
|
$1.19
THB43.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
KZT417.75
|
$0.48
THB17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
KZT468.70
|
$0.79
THB28.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT427.28
|
$0.63
THB23.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT111.30
|
$0.64
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
KZT95.85
|
$0.45
THB16.63
|
|
pay 48.1% more for transportation
Almaty
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.98
KZT868.79
|
$4.25
THB155.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.39
KZT7,205.17
|
$22.11
THB808.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,907.67
KZT10,507,546.41
|
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.60
KZT2,902.08
|
$9.24
THB337.60
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
Almaty
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
KZT5,869.74
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$763.37
KZT335,504.11
|
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$540.04
KZT237,349.95
|
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.94
KZT22,826.19
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
|
pay 4.5% more for childcare
Almaty
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.03
KZT127,471.17
|
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,850.24
KZT4,768,737.36
|
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
Almaty
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
KZT560.40
|
$1.87
THB68.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
KZT1,139.05
|
$1.81
THB66.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
KZT805.58
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.89
KZT22,366.06
|
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.69
KZT2,501.80
|
$5.45
THB199.30
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
Almaty
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.57
KZT42,880.43
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.82
KZT21,015.09
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.24
KZT56,363.52
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.93
KZT56,663.42
|
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
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