Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 74.7% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,480
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,020
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,671
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$606
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 10.1% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,908
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,441
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 29.6% less for housing
Georgetown
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,251
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,803
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,738
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,352
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$493
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$493
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,921
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,283
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,994
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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