Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 37.5% more expensive than Chiang Rai.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Chiang Rai, you would:
pay 90.8% more for restaurants
Chiang Rai
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.37
THB49.49
|
$3.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.75
THB207.86
|
$6.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
THB17.32
|
$0.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.39
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 21.1% more for groceries
Chiang Rai
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
THB44.07
|
$1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
THB296.94
|
$2.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
THB211.91
|
$4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
THB54.77
|
$1.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.09
THB39.44
|
$2.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
THB35.17
|
$0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
THB14.22
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB18.71
|
$0.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
THB10.48
|
$0.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
THB20.20
|
$0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
THB13.47
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
Chiang Rai
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
THB153.97
|
$2.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.39
THB989.81
|
$17.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,076.42
THB653,276.39
|
$22,909.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.96
THB395.93
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 92.8% more for housing
Chiang Rai
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.23
THB478.24
|
$33.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$200.85
THB7,258.63
|
$347.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.98
THB4,082.98
|
$270.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.87
THB1,260.26
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 29.7% less for childcare
Chiang Rai
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$433.65
THB15,672.03
|
$219.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.13
THB247,453.18
|
$6,167.67
|
|
pay 52.7% more for entertainment and sports
Chiang Rai
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
THB59.39
|
$2.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
THB53.20
|
$2.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.29
THB118.78
|
$5.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.70
THB965.07
|
$32.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.83
THB138.57
|
$6.62
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
Chiang Rai
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.30
THB1,781.66
|
$52.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.91
THB791.85
|
$44.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.21
THB2,573.51
|
$95.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.25
THB2,177.59
|
$81.02
|
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