Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 40.5% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.47
|
$2.08
฿72.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
|
$5.66
฿197.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
|
$0.67
฿23.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$0.35
฿12.33
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
|
$1.48
฿51.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.04
|
$7.99
฿278.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$6.46
฿225.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.06
|
$1.75
฿60.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.13
|
$1.07
฿37.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.20
฿41.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.50
฿17.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.79
฿27.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
|
$0.59
฿20.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.62
฿21.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.46
฿16.02
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$4.57
฿159.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.28
|
$24.32
฿847.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,762.21
|
$31,287.73
฿1,090,454.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.91
|
$9.68
฿337.43
|
|
pay 75.0% less for housing
|
Georgia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.88
|
$17.10
฿595.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,348.70
|
$290.79
฿10,134.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,154.19
|
$207.49
฿7,231.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.24
|
$49.43
฿1,722.74
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$804.31
|
$334.45
฿11,656.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,912.75
|
$9,908.05
฿345,319.82
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.78
|
$1.90
฿66.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.43
|
$1.94
฿67.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.80
|
$3.61
฿125.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
|
$47.07
฿1,640.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
|
$5.63
฿196.30
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
|
$40.39
฿1,407.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.27
|
$27.03
฿942.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.52
|
$82.02
฿2,858.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.18
|
$65.30
฿2,275.74
|
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