Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Netherlands

Maastricht vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Maastricht is 97.2% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Maastricht
Groceries: pay 29.2% more in Maastricht
Transportation: pay 88.3% more in Maastricht
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Maastricht
Childcare: pay 22.3% more in Maastricht
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.2% more in Maastricht
Clothing: pay 8.1% more in Maastricht

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare in Maastricht are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Maastricht.

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Maastricht vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maastricht instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Maastricht
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$20.10 €17.94	+576.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$12.32 €10.99	+76.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$3.85 €3.44	+492.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$3.05 €2.72	+764.2%
Average			+327.4%

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pay 29.2% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Maastricht
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$2.45 €2.19	+66.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$7.36 €6.57	-14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$4.80 €4.28	-34.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$4.58 €4.09	+78.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$6.30 €5.62	+285.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$1.20 €1.07	-32.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$1.12 €1.00	+39.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$0.87 €0.77	-30.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$2.01 €1.79	+129.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$0.87 €0.78	+11.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$1.07 €0.95	+54.0%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 88.3% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Maastricht
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$9.05 €8.07	+70.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$89.58 €79.95	+156.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$41,419.02 €36,968.05	+32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$37.58 €33.54	+256.3%
Average			+88.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Maastricht
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$49.27 €43.97	+175.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$1,279.72 €1,142.20	+89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$1,152.49 €1,028.64	+233.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$226.28 €201.96	+175.9%
Average			+155.9%

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pay 22.3% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Maastricht
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$1,253.17 €1,118.50	+120.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$11,189.89 €9,987.40	-32.2%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 72.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Maastricht
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$8.40 €7.50	+214.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$4.33 €3.87	+55.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$14.00 €12.49	+204.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$45.72 €40.81	-21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$15.40 €13.74	+103.2%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 8.1% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Maastricht
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$82.30 €73.46	+16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$38.07 €33.98	-11.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$110.85 €98.94	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$127.65 €113.93	+16.1%
Average			+8.1%

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