Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 70.8% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,668
|
$2.08
฿74.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,709
|
$5.66
฿202.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,369
|
$0.67
฿23.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,806
|
$0.35
฿12.67
|
|
pay 87.3% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,437
|
$1.48
฿53.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,341
|
$7.99
฿286.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,902
|
$6.46
฿231.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,500
|
$1.75
฿62.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,124
|
$1.07
฿38.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,274
|
$1.20
฿43.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,156
|
$0.50
฿18.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,447
|
$0.79
฿28.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,561
|
$0.59
฿21.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,197
|
$0.62
฿22.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,317
|
$0.46
฿16.45
|
|
pay 56.8% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$8,018
|
$4.57
฿163.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$93,013
|
$24.32
฿870.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,578,851
|
$31,287.73
฿1,120,148.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,430
|
$9.68
฿346.62
|
|
pay 10.8% more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$84,191
|
$17.10
฿612.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$821,536
|
$290.79
฿10,410.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$693,969
|
$207.49
฿7,428.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$183,710
|
$49.43
฿1,769.66
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$410,965
|
$334.45
฿11,973.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,832,998
|
$9,908.05
฿354,723.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,529
|
$1.90
฿67.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,749
|
$1.94
฿69.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,473
|
$3.61
฿129.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$72,243
|
$47.07
฿1,685.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,475
|
$5.63
฿201.64
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$159,517
|
$40.39
฿1,446.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$107,628
|
$27.03
฿967.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$237,503
|
$82.02
฿2,936.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$177,875
|
$65.30
฿2,337.71
|
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