Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 37.2% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Germany, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.97
|
$2.08
฿72.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.80
|
$5.66
฿196.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$0.67
฿23.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.21
|
$0.35
฿12.28
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$1.48
฿51.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.28
|
$7.99
฿277.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.93
|
$6.46
฿224.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.73
|
$1.75
฿60.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.64
|
$1.07
฿37.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.20
฿41.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.50
฿17.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.79
฿27.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.59
฿20.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.62
฿21.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.46
฿15.96
|
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pay 38.0% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.74
|
$4.57
฿158.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.47
|
$24.32
฿844.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,206.65
|
$31,287.73
฿1,086,155.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.41
|
$9.68
฿336.10
|
|
pay 64.1% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.35
|
$17.10
฿593.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€707.96
|
$290.79
฿10,094.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€538.54
|
$207.49
฿7,202.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.40
|
$49.43
฿1,715.95
|
|
pay 7.0% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€303.58
|
$334.45
฿11,610.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,080.38
|
$9,908.05
฿343,958.62
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.78
|
$1.90
฿65.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$1.94
฿67.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.48
|
$3.61
฿125.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.40
|
$47.07
฿1,633.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.25
|
$5.63
฿195.52
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.28
|
$40.39
฿1,402.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.90
|
$27.03
฿938.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.37
|
$82.02
฿2,847.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.75
|
$65.30
฿2,266.77
|
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