Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Greece
  3. Athens
  4. Thailand
  5. Comparison
EUR
COMPARED TO
THB

Thailand is 21.8% cheaper than Athens.

If you lived in Thailand instead of Athens, you would:
local_dining

pay 48.6% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.79
€10.34
$2.15
฿72.89
-81.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.07
€6.20
$6.58
฿223.23
-7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.93
€1.70
$0.65
฿22.11
-66.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.59
€0.52
$0.36
฿12.16
-39.2%
Average -48.6%
Athens vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 7.8% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.93
€0.82
$1.32
฿44.71
+41.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.87
€4.27
$9.72
฿329.57
+99.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.71
€5.00
$6.61
฿224.22
+15.8%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.65
€3.20
$1.58
฿53.74
-56.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.70
€3.25
$1.07
฿36.21
-71.2%
Apples (1 lb) $0.84
€0.74
$1.25
฿42.37
+48.6%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.81
€0.71
$0.57
฿19.23
-29.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.59
€0.52
$0.84
฿28.43
+41.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.79
€0.69
$0.58
฿19.77
-25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.45
€0.40
$0.57
฿19.26
+25.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.46
€0.40
$0.45
฿15.24
-2.3%
Average +7.8%
Athens vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 13.5% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.88
€6.03
$3.60
฿122.01
-47.7%
Monthly public transit pass $35.37
€31.01
$32.53
฿1,103.42
-8.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,577.32
€20,674.97
$34,102.47
฿1,156,755.70
+44.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $11.10
€9.74
$6.33
฿214.65
-43.0%
Average -13.5%
Athens vs. Thailand - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 43.4% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $39.15
€34.33
$23.03
฿781.11
-41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $474.77
€416.32
$365.73
฿12,405.42
-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $409.74
€359.30
$215.02
฿7,293.34
-47.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $131.87
€115.64
$50.41
฿1,709.83
-61.8%
Average -43.4%
Athens vs. Thailand - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 8.6% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $447.01
€391.98
$318.98
฿10,819.91
-28.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,357.54
€7,328.73
$9,306.89
฿315,689.60
+11.4%
Average -8.6%
Athens vs. Thailand - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.72
€4.13
$2.23
฿75.72
-52.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.66
€3.21
$1.93
฿65.53
-47.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.42
€4.76
$4.04
฿136.90
-25.6%
Monthly membership at local gym $35.26
€30.92
$44.82
฿1,520.39
+27.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.43
€8.27
$6.06
฿205.40
-35.8%
Average -26.9%
Athens vs. Thailand - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 19.2% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $84.99
€74.53
$55.74
฿1,890.73
-34.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $33.19
€29.10
$25.57
฿867.27
-23.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $83.35
€73.09
$93.20
฿3,161.24
+11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $105.84
€92.81
$72.77
฿2,468.23
-31.3%
Average -19.2%
Athens vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing
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