Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 96.2% more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 16.4% more for restaurants
|
Delhi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₹405.34
|
$1.81
฿64.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.84
₹304.01
|
$5.71
฿205.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
₹39.52
|
$0.64
฿23.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹16.59
|
$0.32
฿11.51
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Delhi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
₹39.88
|
$1.34
฿48.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
₹174.41
|
$7.53
฿270.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
₹217.75
|
$6.27
฿225.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.03
₹81.35
|
$1.55
฿55.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₹141.37
|
$0.98
฿35.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
₹73.34
|
$1.08
฿38.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹26.09
|
$0.52
฿18.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹38.04
|
$0.77
฿27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₹20.88
|
$0.55
฿19.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹11.90
|
$0.53
฿19.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹17.19
|
$0.41
฿14.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Delhi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
₹386.44
|
$4.64
฿166.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.87
₹861.36
|
$23.16
฿832.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,791.36
₹1,013,359.79
|
$33,407.71
฿1,200,658.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.17
₹172.27
|
$6.73
฿242.01
|
|
pay 34.7% more for housing
|
Delhi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.49
₹751.72
|
$19.03
฿683.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$268.62
₹21,280.56
|
$289.36
฿10,399.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.61
₹11,297.59
|
$182.40
฿6,555.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.38
₹3,357.15
|
$43.42
฿1,560.34
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Delhi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$85.71
₹6,790.38
|
$382.69
฿13,753.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,234.83
₹177,048.43
|
$10,907.98
฿392,028.01
|
|
pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Delhi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.05
₹162.14
|
$1.92
฿68.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹148.19
|
$1.72
฿61.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.35
₹344.54
|
$3.52
฿126.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.35
₹2,324.94
|
$44.86
฿1,612.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.12
₹405.34
|
$5.07
฿182.07
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
|
Delhi
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
₹3,202.94
|
$46.03
฿1,654.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.80
₹2,519.37
|
$28.05
฿1,007.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.55
₹4,242.37
|
$78.52
฿2,822.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.76
₹3,070.84
|
$64.24
฿2,308.63
|
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