Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 41.9% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Austria, you would:
pay 72.4% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.35
|
$2.33
THB79.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.92
|
$6.02
THB206.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.90
|
$0.70
THB24.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$0.38
THB12.99
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Austria
|
Thailand
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
$1.40
THB47.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.60
|
$8.16
THB279.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.24
|
$6.68
THB228.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.77
|
$2.05
THB70.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.66
|
$1.29
THB44.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.23
THB42.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.52
THB17.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.82
THB27.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.66
THB22.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.69
THB23.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.54
THB18.33
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
Austria
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.88
|
$4.47
THB152.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€45.61
|
$25.43
THB870.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€24,995.02
|
$31,362.48
THB1,073,464.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€18.85
|
$9.67
THB330.84
|
|
pay 63.5% less for housing
Austria
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€33.63
|
$17.13
THB586.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€778.38
|
$389.22
THB13,322.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€657.52
|
$225.23
THB7,709.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€257.39
|
$55.17
THB1,888.48
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
Austria
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€407.15
|
$341.66
THB11,694.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,223.59
|
$10,344.18
THB354,057.17
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.34
|
$2.20
THB75.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.38
|
$1.90
THB65.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.12
|
$3.85
THB131.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.82
|
$48.79
THB1,670.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.73
|
$5.42
THB185.55
|
|
pay 34.6% less for clothing
Austria
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€79.41
|
$38.62
THB1,321.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€40.96
|
$29.36
THB1,004.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€82.25
|
$82.78
THB2,833.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€110.78
|
$65.55
THB2,243.78
|
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