Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 36.3% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 62.9% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.82
|
$2.26
THB82.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€8.01
|
$5.53
THB202.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$0.63
THB23.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.43
|
$7.97
THB292.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.98
|
$6.00
THB220.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.26
|
$1.92
THB70.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.29
|
$1.07
THB39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.19
THB43.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.79
THB28.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.63
THB23.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.45
THB16.70
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.36
|
$4.25
THB155.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.72
|
$22.11
THB811.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,615.44
|
$24,588.11
THB902,393.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.51
|
$9.24
THB338.95
|
|
pay 63.4% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.81
|
$15.82
THB580.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€862.24
|
$393.06
THB14,425.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€689.19
|
$209.24
THB7,679.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€127.48
|
$48.32
THB1,773.32
|
|
pay 11.7% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€396.30
|
$329.15
THB12,079.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,614.73
|
$10,347.16
THB379,745.13
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$1.87
THB68.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$1.81
THB66.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.08
|
$3.52
THB129.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.83
|
$46.67
THB1,712.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.60
|
$5.45
THB200.10
|
|
pay 46.6% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Thailand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€75.48
|
$34.16
THB1,253.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.81
|
$26.70
THB979.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€117.45
|
$75.98
THB2,788.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€103.91
|
$61.99
THB2,275.11
|
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