Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 44.2% cheaper than Christchurch.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Christchurch, you would:
pay 69.1% less for restaurants
Christchurch
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.25
NZ$23.67
|
$2.26
THB82.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.61
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
NZ$3.90
|
$0.63
THB23.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
NZ$2.62
|
$0.35
THB12.77
|
|
pay 33.9% less for groceries
Christchurch
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
NZ$3.35
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
NZ$7.43
|
$7.97
THB291.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.71
NZ$11.14
|
$6.00
THB219.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.61
NZ$10.98
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.18
NZ$6.94
|
$1.07
THB39.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.17
|
$1.19
THB43.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
NZ$1.78
|
$0.48
THB17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.35
|
$0.79
THB28.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.09
|
$0.63
THB23.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NZ$1.52
|
$0.64
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
NZ$1.56
|
$0.45
THB16.63
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Christchurch
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.23
NZ$10.36
|
$4.25
THB155.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.87
NZ$74.54
|
$22.11
THB808.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,253.07
NZ$40,290.84
|
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.67
NZ$27.70
|
$9.24
THB337.60
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
Christchurch
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.47
NZ$78.85
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,476.90
NZ$2,453.53
|
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,270.25
NZ$2,110.23
|
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.55
NZ$143.78
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
|
pay 24.3% less for childcare
Christchurch
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.22
NZ$1,070.23
|
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,313.62
NZ$17,133.68
|
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
Christchurch
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.67
NZ$11.08
|
$1.87
THB68.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NZ$5.48
|
$1.81
THB66.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.34
NZ$38.78
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
NZ$64.78
|
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.91
NZ$18.13
|
$5.45
THB199.30
|
|
pay 37.3% less for clothing
Christchurch
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.38
NZ$130.21
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.64
NZ$62.53
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.68
NZ$137.35
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$139.39
NZ$231.57
|
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
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