Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 49.9% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.19
|
$2.08
฿74.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.10
|
$5.66
฿202.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.28
|
$0.67
฿23.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$0.35
฿12.67
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$1.48
฿53.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.71
|
$7.99
฿286.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.83
|
$6.46
฿231.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.45
|
$1.75
฿62.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.34
|
$1.07
฿38.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.20
฿43.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.50
฿18.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.03
|
$0.79
฿28.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.49
|
$0.59
฿21.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.62
฿22.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.46
฿16.46
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.25
|
$4.57
฿163.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€121.15
|
$24.32
฿870.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€31,935.21
|
$31,287.73
฿1,120,448.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.15
|
$9.68
฿346.71
|
|
pay 80.5% less for housing
Dublin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€57.43
|
$17.10
฿612.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,962.11
|
$290.79
฿10,413.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,684.38
|
$207.49
฿7,430.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€176.81
|
$49.43
฿1,770.13
|
|
pay 39.4% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,244.61
|
$334.45
฿11,977.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,435.69
|
$9,908.05
฿354,818.33
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.06
|
$1.90
฿67.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.77
|
$1.94
฿69.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.65
|
$3.61
฿129.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€46.16
|
$47.07
฿1,685.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.11
|
$5.63
฿201.70
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€83.22
|
$40.39
฿1,446.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€35.97
|
$27.03
฿967.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€89.68
|
$82.02
฿2,937.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€97.87
|
$65.30
฿2,338.33
|
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