Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Christmas Island
  3. Thailand
  4. Comparison
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If you lived in Thailand instead of Christmas Island, you would:
local_dining

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $2.15
฿72.89
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 ?? $6.58
฿223.23
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.65
฿22.11
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.36
฿12.16
Christmas Island vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay (unknown) more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $1.32
฿44.71
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $9.72
฿329.57
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $6.61
฿224.22
Eggs
1 dozen
 ?? $1.58
฿53.74
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) ?? $1.07
฿36.21
Apples (1 lb) ?? $1.25
฿42.37
Bananas (1 lb) ?? $0.57
฿19.23
Oranges (1 lb) ?? $0.84
฿28.43
Tomatoes (1 lb) ?? $0.58
฿19.77
Potatoes (1 lb) ?? $0.57
฿19.26
Onions (1 lb) ?? $0.45
฿15.24
Christmas Island vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay (unknown) more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.60
฿122.01
Monthly public transit pass ?? $32.53
฿1,103.42
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $34,102.47
฿1,156,755.70
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) ?? $6.33
฿214.65
Christmas Island vs. Thailand - Cost of transportation
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home

pay (unknown) more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 ?? $23.03
฿781.11
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $365.73
฿12,405.42
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $215.02
฿7,293.34
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 ?? $50.41
฿1,709.83
Christmas Island vs. Thailand - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay (unknown) more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $318.98
฿10,819.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,306.89
฿315,689.60
Christmas Island vs. Thailand - Cost of childcare
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.23
฿75.72
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.93
฿65.53
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $4.04
฿136.90
Monthly membership at local gym ?? $44.82
฿1,520.39
Movie ticket to theater/cinema ?? $6.06
฿205.40
Christmas Island vs. Thailand - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay (unknown) more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $55.74
฿1,890.73
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $25.57
฿867.27
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $93.20
฿3,161.24
Men's business shoes (leather) ?? $72.77
฿2,468.23
Christmas Island vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing
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