Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 13.8% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
Armenia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,809
|
$2.08
฿75.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,554
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD359
|
$0.67
฿24.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD172
|
$0.35
฿12.79
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
Armenia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD222
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,464
|
$7.99
฿288.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,886
|
$6.46
฿233.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD801
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,082
|
$1.07
฿38.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD222
|
$1.20
฿43.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD325
|
$0.50
฿18.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD288
|
$0.79
฿28.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD284
|
$0.59
฿21.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD135
|
$0.62
฿22.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD118
|
$0.46
฿16.62
|
|
pay 84.9% more for transportation
Armenia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,763
|
$4.57
฿165.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,264
|
$24.32
฿879.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD10,214,854
|
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,328
|
$9.68
฿350.10
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
Armenia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,985
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD262,865
|
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD186,266
|
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD34,257
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
|
pay 53.0% more for childcare
Armenia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD71,788
|
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,240,216
|
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD541
|
$1.90
฿68.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD954
|
$1.94
฿70.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD761
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD20,327
|
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD2,043
|
$5.63
฿203.67
|
|
pay 33.0% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,983
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,916
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD39,034
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,949
|
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
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