Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 44.5% cheaper than Cologne.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Cologne, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
Cologne
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$2.26
THB81.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
€2.39
|
$0.63
THB22.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.91
|
$0.35
THB12.62
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Cologne
|
Thailand
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.05
|
$7.97
THB288.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$6.00
THB216.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.46
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.42
€6.82
|
$1.07
THB38.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$1.19
THB43.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.48
THB17.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.79
THB28.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
€1.51
|
$0.63
THB22.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.64
THB23.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.45
THB16.44
|
|
pay 43.3% less for transportation
Cologne
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.50
|
$4.25
THB153.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.78
|
$22.11
THB798.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,055.72
|
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.15
€20.36
|
$9.24
THB333.77
|
|
pay 70.3% less for housing
Cologne
|
Thailand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.38
€43.55
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.88
€977.86
|
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.99
€764.72
|
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.83
€191.02
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
Cologne
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$794.19
€729.98
|
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,244.81
€14,931.41
|
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Cologne
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
€3.19
|
$1.87
THB67.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$1.81
THB65.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.16
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.80
€28.31
|
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$5.45
THB197.04
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
Cologne
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.34
€65.57
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
€24.61
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
€71.17
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.35
€82.12
|
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
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