Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Ireland
  3. Thailand
  4. Comparison
EUR
COMPARED TO
THB

Thailand is 41.9% cheaper than Ireland.

If you lived in Thailand instead of Ireland, you would:
local_dining

pay 66.4% less for restaurants

  Ireland help_outline Thailand help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.48
€14.45
$2.15
฿72.89
-87.0%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.47
€8.31
$6.58
฿223.23
-30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.12
€1.86
$0.65
฿22.11
-69.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.71
€1.50
$0.36
฿12.16
-79.1%
Average -66.4%
Ireland vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 13.8% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.68
€1.47
$1.32
฿44.71
-21.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.37
€3.83
$9.72
฿329.57
+122.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.49
€3.94
$6.61
฿224.22
+47.1%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.07
€2.69
$1.58
฿53.74
-48.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.43
€3.88
$1.07
฿36.21
-75.9%
Apples (1 lb) $1.16
€1.02
$1.25
฿42.37
+7.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.97
€0.85
$0.57
฿19.23
-41.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.11
€0.97
$0.84
฿28.43
-24.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.18
€1.04
$0.58
฿19.77
-50.8%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.89
€0.78
$0.57
฿19.26
-36.2%
Onions (1 lb) $0.64
€0.56
$0.45
฿15.24
-30.2%
Average -13.8%
Ireland vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 43.2% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.32
€5.54
$3.60
฿122.01
-43.1%
Monthly public transit pass $134.95
€118.34
$32.53
฿1,103.42
-75.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,347.54
€26,611.79
$34,102.47
฿1,156,755.70
+12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $18.83
€16.51
$6.33
฿214.65
-66.4%
Average -43.2%
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home

pay 65.1% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $57.48
€50.40
$23.03
฿781.11
-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,066.36
€935.09
$365.73
฿12,405.42
-65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $873.27
€765.77
$215.02
฿7,293.34
-75.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $124.00
€108.74
$50.41
฿1,709.83
-59.3%
Average -65.1%
Ireland vs. Thailand - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 30.8% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $799.40
€700.99
$318.98
฿10,819.91
-60.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,447.72
€8,284.71
$9,306.89
฿315,689.60
-1.5%
Average -30.8%
Ireland vs. Thailand - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.49
€4.81
$2.23
฿75.72
-59.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.72
€3.26
$1.93
฿65.53
-48.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $15.60
€13.68
$4.04
฿136.90
-74.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $57.71
€50.61
$44.82
฿1,520.39
-22.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $11.79
€10.34
$6.06
฿205.40
-48.6%
Average -50.5%
Ireland vs. Thailand - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 23.6% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.68
€75.13
$55.74
฿1,890.73
-34.9%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.33
€34.49
$25.57
฿867.27
-35.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $92.40
€81.03
$93.20
฿3,161.24
+0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $97.66
€85.64
$72.77
฿2,468.23
-25.5%
Average -23.6%
Ireland vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: October 2020
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