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
€20.62
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.33
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.81
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.93
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.44
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.52
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.74
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,617.42
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 80.5% less for housing
Dublin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.65
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€2,004.02
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,720.36
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€180.59
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 39.4% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,271.20
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,637.26
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.19
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.85
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.98
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€47.15
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€85.00
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.74
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.60
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.96
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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