Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 28.4% cheaper than Budva.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Budva, you would:
pay 60.3% less for restaurants
Budva
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$2.26
THB82.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
$5.53
THB202.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.95
|
$0.63
THB23.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
Budva
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
€4.00
|
$7.97
THB292.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.83
|
$6.00
THB220.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.67
|
$1.92
THB70.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.07
€2.86
|
$1.07
THB39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.19
THB43.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.79
THB28.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.63
THB23.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.45
THB16.69
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Budva
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
€5.81
|
$4.25
THB155.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.20
€32.84
|
$22.11
THB811.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€27,283.08
|
$24,588.11
THB902,235.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.08
€13.14
|
$9.24
THB338.89
|
|
pay 54.3% less for housing
Budva
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.61
€26.69
|
$15.82
THB580.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$816.11
€761.47
|
$393.06
THB14,422.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$613.69
€572.61
|
$209.24
THB7,677.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.14
€99.97
|
$48.32
THB1,773.00
|
|
pay 4.0% less for childcare
Budva
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.71
€373.88
|
$329.15
THB12,077.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,421.99
€8,791.21
|
$10,347.16
THB379,678.45
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
Budva
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€3.03
|
$1.87
THB68.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.19
|
$1.81
THB66.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
$3.52
THB129.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.92
€44.71
|
$46.67
THB1,712.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
€5.81
|
$5.45
THB200.06
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
Budva
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.58
€77.05
|
$34.16
THB1,253.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€28.63
|
$26.70
THB979.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.45
€110.52
|
$75.98
THB2,788.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.06
€189.47
|
$61.99
THB2,274.71
|
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