Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 43.7% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Germany, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.62
|
$2.26
THB74.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$5.53
THB183.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$0.63
THB20.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$0.35
THB11.57
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Germany
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$1.38
THB45.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$7.97
THB263.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$6.00
THB198.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$1.92
THB63.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$1.07
THB35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.19
THB39.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.48
THB16.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.79
THB26.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.63
THB20.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.64
THB21.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.45
THB15.07
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
Germany
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.59
|
$4.25
THB140.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.23
|
$22.11
THB732.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,902.52
|
$24,588.11
THB814,426.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.43
|
$9.24
THB305.90
|
|
pay 66.0% less for housing
Germany
|
Thailand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.21
|
$15.82
THB524.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€736.21
|
$393.06
THB13,019.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.87
|
$209.24
THB6,930.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.66
|
$48.32
THB1,600.45
|
|
pay 20.8% less for childcare
Germany
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.39
|
$329.15
THB10,902.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,508.82
|
$10,347.16
THB342,726.93
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.99
|
$1.87
THB62.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$1.81
THB59.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$3.52
THB116.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.58
|
$46.67
THB1,545.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.55
|
$5.45
THB180.59
|
|
pay 39.6% less for clothing
Germany
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.94
|
$34.16
THB1,131.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.98
|
$26.70
THB884.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.63
|
$75.98
THB2,516.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.60
|
$61.99
THB2,053.33
|
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