Cost of Living Comparison

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COMPARED TO

THB

If you lived in Thailand instead of Christmas Island, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Christmas Island	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$2.06 ฿70.02
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.99 ฿203.34
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.59 ฿20.16
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.34 ฿11.45

Christmas Island vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Christmas Island	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.22 ฿41.41
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$10.06 ฿341.07
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$6.49 ฿220.14
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$1.54 ฿52.26
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.07 ฿36.43
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.03 ฿34.81
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.49 ฿16.58
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.83 ฿28.29
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.57 ฿19.20
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.63 ฿21.37
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.45 ฿15.15

Christmas Island vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Christmas Island	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.52 ฿119.28
Monthly public transit pass	??	$15.77 ฿534.89
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$36,391.78 ฿1,234,409.09
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.39 ฿148.99

Christmas Island vs. Thailand - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Christmas Island	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$21.84 ฿740.97
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$300.36 ฿10,188.36
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$191.96 ฿6,511.21
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$47.87 ฿1,623.76

Christmas Island vs. Thailand - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Christmas Island	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$197.10 ฿6,685.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,084.23 ฿274,217.23

Christmas Island vs. Thailand - Cost of childcare

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Christmas Island	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.28 ฿77.40
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.79 ฿60.67
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.80 ฿128.86
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$45.02 ฿1,526.93
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.75 ฿194.97

Christmas Island vs. Thailand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Christmas Island	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$53.68 ฿1,820.85
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$24.94 ฿845.90
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$86.73 ฿2,941.90
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$69.92 ฿2,371.75

Christmas Island vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing

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