Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 29.4% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,385.16
|
$2.33
THB79.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP28,968.89
|
$6.02
THB206.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,432.66
|
$0.70
THB24.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,605.39
|
$0.38
THB13.01
|
|
pay 45.2% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,563.96
|
$1.40
THB47.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,470.21
|
$8.16
THB279.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP16,980.47
|
$6.68
THB229.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,842.05
|
$2.05
THB70.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,576.93
|
$1.29
THB44.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,688.23
|
$1.23
THB42.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,989.99
|
$0.52
THB17.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,414.54
|
$0.82
THB27.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,001.46
|
$0.66
THB22.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,189.76
|
$0.69
THB23.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,981.71
|
$0.54
THB18.36
|
|
pay 16.7% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,362.50
|
$4.47
THB153.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP150,111.93
|
$25.43
THB871.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP77,192,360.50
|
$31,362.48
THB1,075,170.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP61,682.62
|
$9.67
THB331.37
|
|
pay 0.9% less for housing
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP100,090.62
|
$17.13
THB587.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,191,872.21
|
$389.22
THB13,343.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,031,990.94
|
$225.23
THB7,721.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP290,528.31
|
$55.17
THB1,891.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP834,159.20
|
$341.66
THB11,712.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP19,095,807.11
|
$10,344.18
THB354,619.82
|
|
pay 75.1% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,048.53
|
$2.20
THB75.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,143.93
|
$1.90
THB65.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,155.85
|
$3.85
THB131.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP98,244.38
|
$48.79
THB1,672.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP15,986.53
|
$5.42
THB185.84
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP227,601.45
|
$38.62
THB1,323.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP167,242.92
|
$29.36
THB1,006.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP357,040.92
|
$82.78
THB2,837.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP302,268.30
|
$65.55
THB2,247.34
|
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