Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 19.8% cheaper than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
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Czech Republic
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč169.39
|
$2.08
฿74.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč173.36
|
$5.66
฿202.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč33.89
|
$0.67
฿23.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč27.37
|
$0.35
฿12.67
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč31.94
|
$1.48
฿53.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč118.80
|
$7.99
฿286.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč84.02
|
$6.46
฿231.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč53.14
|
$1.75
฿62.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč78.43
|
$1.07
฿38.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč15.90
|
$1.20
฿43.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.24
|
$0.50
฿18.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč17.69
|
$0.79
฿28.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč29.80
|
$0.59
฿21.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.07
|
$0.62
฿22.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.43
|
$0.46
฿16.45
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč173.62
|
$4.57
฿163.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč470.52
|
$24.32
฿870.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč573,367.21
|
$31,287.73
฿1,120,148.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč273.44
|
$9.68
฿346.62
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč476.60
|
$17.10
฿612.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,135.52
|
$290.79
฿10,410.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,263.55
|
$207.49
฿7,428.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,557.26
|
$49.43
฿1,769.66
|
|
pay 7.9% more for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,698.46
|
$334.45
฿11,973.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč195,636.37
|
$9,908.05
฿354,723.25
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč43.08
|
$1.90
฿67.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč60.35
|
$1.94
฿69.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč134.83
|
$3.61
฿129.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,014.98
|
$47.07
฿1,685.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč190.71
|
$5.63
฿201.64
|
|
pay 28.0% less for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,752.83
|
$40.39
฿1,446.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč859.51
|
$27.03
฿967.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč1,934.26
|
$82.02
฿2,936.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,268.92
|
$65.30
฿2,337.71
|
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