Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 7.7% more expensive than Chiang Rai.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Chiang Rai, you would:
pay 28.7% more for restaurants
Chiang Rai
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.18
THB43.19
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
THB19.54
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
THB10.95
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Chiang Rai
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
THB48.07
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.14
THB334.01
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB250.66
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
THB58.30
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
THB33.91
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
THB40.24
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
THB17.14
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
THB20.40
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
THB15.51
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.73
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
THB17.14
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Chiang Rai
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
THB171.42
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.53
THB1,079.63
|
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,606.79
THB680,164.28
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.96
THB437.25
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 6.8% more for housing
Chiang Rai
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.99
THB584.44
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$268.76
THB9,824.60
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.82
THB7,962.24
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.35
THB1,547.99
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 2.9% more for childcare
Chiang Rai
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$467.63
THB17,094.08
|
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,383.65
THB269,906.46
|
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports
Chiang Rai
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
THB75.57
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
THB58.59
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
THB129.56
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.32
THB1,583.45
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
THB205.13
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
Chiang Rai
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.90
THB1,970.32
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.57
THB1,007.65
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.14
THB3,148.91
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.20
THB2,310.40
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
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