Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.5% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 30.0% less for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$2.26
THB73.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$5.53
THB178.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$0.63
THB20.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$0.35
THB11.30
|
|
pay 23.1% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$1.38
THB44.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$7.97
THB257.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$6.00
THB194.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$1.92
THB62.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.07
THB34.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$1.19
THB38.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.48
THB15.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.79
THB25.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$0.63
THB20.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.64
THB20.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.45
THB14.72
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$4.25
THB137.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$22.11
THB715.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$24,588.11
THB795,561.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$9.24
THB298.82
|
|
pay 7.5% less for housing
Ecuador
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$15.82
THB511.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$393.06
THB12,717.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$209.24
THB6,770.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$48.32
THB1,563.38
|
|
pay 59.0% more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$329.15
THB10,649.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$10,347.16
THB334,788.16
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$1.87
THB60.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$1.81
THB58.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$3.52
THB113.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$46.67
THB1,510.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$5.45
THB176.41
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Ecuador
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$34.16
THB1,105.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$26.70
THB863.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$75.98
THB2,458.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$61.99
THB2,005.77
|
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