Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.7 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 28.1% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
LKR491.83
|
$2.08
THB77.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
LKR1,498.90
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LKR152.14
|
$0.67
THB24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LKR73.12
|
$0.35
THB13.10
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
LKR220.91
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
LKR1,290.88
|
$7.99
THB295.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
LKR1,630.32
|
$6.46
THB239.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
LKR652.94
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
LKR668.66
|
$1.07
THB39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
LKR740.50
|
$1.20
THB44.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR124.36
|
$0.50
THB18.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
LKR624.32
|
$0.79
THB29.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LKR209.70
|
$0.59
THB21.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR164.49
|
$0.62
THB22.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LKR112.61
|
$0.46
THB17.02
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LKR1,559.50
|
$4.57
THB169.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
LKR1,405.22
|
$24.32
THB900.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
LKR8,899,736.66
|
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
LKR843.13
|
$9.68
THB358.43
|
|
pay 41.9% more for housing
Colombo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
LKR3,555.81
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
LKR101,644.40
|
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
LKR42,396.39
|
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
LKR7,592.44
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
|
pay 15.9 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
LKR7,762.18
|
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
LKR154,960.12
|
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
|
pay 70.3% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
$1.90
THB70.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
LKR549.02
|
$1.94
THB71.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
LKR1,873.63
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
LKR3,596.00
|
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
LKR936.81
|
$5.63
THB208.51
|
|
pay 77.5% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
LKR7,163.87
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
LKR4,790.53
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
LKR16,232.73
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
LKR8,668.46
|
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
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