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Thailand vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 50.7% more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 93.4% more in Thailand
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Thailand
Housing: pay 48.2% more in Thailand
Childcare: pay 34.1% more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.5% more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 15.3% less in Thailand

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and childcare in Thailand are more expensive than in Belarus. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Thailand. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Thailand.

Thailand vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thailand instead of Belarus, you would:

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pay 3.8% less for restaurants

	Belarus	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.88 BYN22.88	$2.67 THB85.01	-66.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BYN15.48	$6.99 THB222.54	+31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BYN1.73	$0.73 THB23.38	+23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BYN1.08	$0.36 THB11.45	-3.3%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 93.4% more for groceries

	Belarus	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 BYN1.58	$1.41 THB44.81	+158.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 BYN8.80	$7.88 THB250.81	+160.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 BYN7.33	$7.17 THB227.99	+183.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 BYN3.72	$2.07 THB65.86	+61.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 BYN4.67	$1.41 THB44.93	-12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 BYN1.50	$1.33 THB42.26	+156.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 BYN2.11	$0.59 THB18.86	-18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 BYN2.24	$0.90 THB28.58	+16.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 BYN2.40	$0.75 THB23.96	-8.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BYN0.68	$0.71 THB22.66	+206.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.80	$0.62 THB19.63	+124.6%
Average			+93.4%

Belarus vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Belarus	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.93 BYN8.49	$4.83 THB153.74	+65.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.40 BYN35.97	$28.12 THB894.68	+126.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,403.97 BYN50,498.15	$30,471.21 THB969,484.84	+75.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.24 BYN12.30	$10.53 THB335.01	+148.4%
Average			+103.8%

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pay 48.2% more for housing

	Belarus	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.01 BYN34.84	$18.52 THB589.30	+54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.15 BYN865.10	$414.60 THB13,191.17	+39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.17 BYN519.85	$266.86 THB8,490.51	+48.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.09 BYN116.32	$60.46 THB1,923.63	+50.8%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 34.1% more for childcare

	Belarus	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$281.30 BYN816.19	$359.13 THB11,426.21	+27.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,896.64 BYN22,912.35	$11,104.31 THB353,299.43	+40.6%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 94.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 BYN2.85	$2.15 THB68.55	+119.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 BYN4.20	$1.97 THB62.70	+36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.66 BYN4.82	$4.31 THB137.26	+159.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.82 BYN86.53	$53.45 THB1,700.70	+79.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BYN10.27	$6.32 THB200.99	+78.4%
Average			+94.5%

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

	Belarus	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.44 BYN123.15	$37.08 THB1,179.77	-12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.20 BYN113.73	$29.48 THB937.94	-24.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.42 BYN285.56	$91.15 THB2,900.06	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 BYN239.97	$69.13 THB2,199.33	-16.4%
Average			-15.3%

Belarus vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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