Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 33.7% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 63.5% more for housing
Caracas
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Caracas
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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