Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 38.8% cheaper than Erfurt.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Erfurt, you would:
pay 70.7% less for restaurants
Erfurt
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Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$2.26
THB82.83
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.74
€8.97
|
$5.53
THB202.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.34
|
$0.63
THB23.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Erfurt
|
Thailand
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
€1.99
|
$1.38
THB50.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
€5.99
|
$7.97
THB292.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.72
|
$6.00
THB220.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.21
|
$1.92
THB70.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.62
€6.09
|
$1.07
THB39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.19
THB43.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.79
THB28.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.46
|
$0.63
THB23.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.45
THB16.69
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
Erfurt
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.09
€6.53
|
$4.25
THB155.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.07
€48.88
|
$22.11
THB811.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,435.59
€27,113.33
|
$24,588.11
THB902,156.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.08
€28.63
|
$9.24
THB338.86
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
Erfurt
|
Thailand
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.78
€45.85
|
$15.82
THB580.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$848.34
€781.41
|
$393.06
THB14,421.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$506.60
€466.63
|
$209.24
THB7,677.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.08
€134.55
|
$48.32
THB1,772.85
|
|
pay 8.8% less for childcare
Erfurt
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$379.05
€349.14
|
$329.15
THB12,076.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,829.87
€9,975.47
|
$10,347.16
THB379,645.39
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
Erfurt
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.99
|
$1.87
THB68.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.09
|
$1.81
THB66.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.88
€8.18
|
$3.52
THB129.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.55
€22.61
|
$46.67
THB1,712.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.45
€11.47
|
$5.45
THB200.05
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
Erfurt
|
Thailand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.03
€76.48
|
$34.16
THB1,253.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.92
€39.54
|
$26.70
THB979.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€76.48
|
$75.98
THB2,787.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.93
€111.39
|
$61.99
THB2,274.51
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