Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 19.2% more expensive than Blumenau - Santa Catarina.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Blumenau - Santa Catarina, you would:
pay 39.7% less for restaurants
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.46
R$28.15
|
$2.26
THB82.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.53
R$33.68
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.62
|
$0.63
THB23.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
R$3.14
|
$0.35
THB12.77
|
|
pay 34.8% more for groceries
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
R$6.22
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.66
R$24.04
|
$7.97
THB291.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
R$19.19
|
$6.00
THB219.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
R$9.33
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
R$7.63
|
$1.07
THB39.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
R$4.28
|
$1.19
THB43.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
R$1.98
|
$0.48
THB17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
R$2.17
|
$0.79
THB28.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.14
|
$0.63
THB23.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
R$1.98
|
$0.64
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
R$1.82
|
$0.45
THB16.63
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
R$21.25
|
$4.25
THB155.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
R$301.61
|
$22.11
THB808.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,936.52
R$92,495.05
|
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
R$32.17
|
$9.24
THB337.60
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.40
R$110.34
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$307.07
R$1,583.48
|
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.39
R$1,219.02
|
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.00
R$242.35
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.70
R$1,256.73
|
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,509.32
R$18,096.86
|
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
|
pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$1.87
THB68.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
R$9.55
|
$1.81
THB66.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.05
R$10.56
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.39
R$120.64
|
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
R$32.17
|
$5.45
THB199.30
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.33
R$223.45
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.18
R$150.47
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.42
R$430.20
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.54
R$337.96
|
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
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