Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.8 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Thailand instead of India, you would:
pay 47.6% more for restaurants
|
India
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹185.80
|
$2.08
฿74.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹325.67
|
$5.66
฿201.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.21
|
$0.67
฿23.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.41
|
$0.35
฿12.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.43
|
$1.48
฿52.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.21
|
$7.99
฿285.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹205.78
|
$6.46
฿230.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.23
|
$1.75
฿62.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹112.91
|
$1.07
฿38.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.02
|
$1.20
฿43.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.44
|
$0.50
฿18.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.79
|
$0.79
฿28.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.13
|
$0.59
฿21.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.54
|
$0.62
฿22.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.69
|
$0.46
฿16.41
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹397.36
|
$4.57
฿163.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹696.01
|
$24.32
฿868.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,091,722.82
|
$31,287.73
฿1,117,049.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.14
|
$9.68
฿345.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
India
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹700.92
|
$17.10
฿610.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,482.80
|
$290.79
฿10,381.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,107.01
|
$207.49
฿7,407.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,171.34
|
$49.43
฿1,764.76
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,955.94
|
$334.45
฿11,940.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,261.41
|
$9,908.05
฿353,742.05
|
|
pay 60.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹156.52
|
$1.90
฿67.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.46
|
$1.94
฿69.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹319.59
|
$3.61
฿129.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,417.10
|
$47.07
฿1,680.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.09
|
$5.63
฿201.09
|
|
pay 67.7% more for clothing
|
India
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,113.12
|
$40.39
฿1,442.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,229.49
|
$27.03
฿965.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,430.42
|
$82.02
฿2,928.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,555.40
|
$65.30
฿2,331.24
|
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