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Thailand vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 19.7% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 36.9% more in Thailand
Transportation: pay 8.8% more in Thailand
Housing: pay 0.1% less in Thailand
Childcare: pay 73.1% more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.6% more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 21.4% less in Thailand

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Thailand are more expensive than in Colombia. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Thailand.

Thailand vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thailand instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 26.8% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,395.68	$2.67 THB86.50	-38.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP29,086.65	$6.99 THB226.43	-9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,314.33	$0.73 THB23.79	-16.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,333.90	$0.36 THB11.65	-42.0%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 36.9% more for groceries

	Colombia	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,102.08	$1.41 THB45.60	+3.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,357.98	$7.88 THB255.20	+216.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,356.17	$7.17 THB231.98	+64.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,374.21	$2.07 THB67.01	-7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,268.28	$1.41 THB45.71	-42.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,537.65	$1.33 THB43.00	+10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,948.61	$0.59 THB19.19	+14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,314.10	$0.90 THB29.08	+45.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,998.94	$0.75 THB24.38	+41.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,960.66	$0.71 THB23.05	+36.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,898.53	$0.62 THB19.97	+22.1%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 8.8% more for transportation

	Colombia	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,690.02	$4.83 THB156.43	+23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP126,629.72	$28.12 THB910.33	-16.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP70,074,045.07	$30,471.21 THB986,442.28	+63.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP61,541.79	$10.53 THB340.87	-35.7%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 0.1% less for housing

	Colombia	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP87,756.83	$18.52 THB599.61	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,179,260.50	$414.60 THB13,421.89	+32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP945,988.47	$266.86 THB8,639.02	+6.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP276,708.96	$60.46 THB1,957.27	-17.9%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 73.1% more for childcare

	Colombia	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP879,842.82	$359.13 THB11,626.07	+53.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,659,196.63	$11,104.31 THB359,479.06	+92.7%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,521.31	$2.15 THB69.75	+79.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,995.51	$1.97 THB63.80	+23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,619.08	$4.31 THB139.67	+68.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP94,266.92	$53.45 THB1,730.45	+113.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,493.39	$6.32 THB204.50	+53.3%
Average			+67.6%

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pay 21.4% less for clothing

	Colombia	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP230,467.84	$37.08 THB1,200.40	-39.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP151,664.63	$29.48 THB954.35	-26.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP357,194.18	$91.15 THB2,950.79	-4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP305,565.33	$69.13 THB2,237.79	-15.0%
Average			-21.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: November 2025

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