Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 41.5% cheaper than Bielefeld.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Bielefeld, you would:
pay 73.0% less for restaurants
Bielefeld
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$2.26
THB82.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$0.63
THB23.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$0.35
THB12.77
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
Bielefeld
|
Thailand
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.91
|
$7.97
THB291.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.86
|
$6.00
THB219.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
€3.39
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.94
€7.37
|
$1.07
THB39.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.19
THB43.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.48
THB17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.79
THB28.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$0.63
THB23.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.64
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.45
THB16.63
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
Bielefeld
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.09
€6.58
|
$4.25
THB155.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€49.23
|
$22.11
THB808.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,308.87
|
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.26
€22.51
|
$9.24
THB337.60
|
|
pay 56.6% less for housing
Bielefeld
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.93
€48.18
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$487.34
€452.13
|
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$487.34
€452.13
|
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.45
€230.50
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
|
pay 12.0% less for childcare
Bielefeld
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$471.10
€437.06
|
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,746.88
€9,042.67
|
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bielefeld
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$1.87
THB68.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.14
|
$1.81
THB66.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.24
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.62
€47.89
|
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$5.45
THB199.30
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
Bielefeld
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.34
€72.68
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€28.47
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.05
€85.40
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.91
€103.82
|
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
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