Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 43.2% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.50
|
$2.08
฿72.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.76
|
$5.66
฿196.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.90
|
$0.67
฿23.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.35
฿12.28
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$1.48
฿51.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.02
|
$7.99
฿277.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.43
|
$6.46
฿224.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.80
|
$1.75
฿60.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.61
|
$1.07
฿37.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.20
฿41.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.50
฿17.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.79
฿27.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.59
฿20.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.62
฿21.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.46
฿15.96
|
|
pay 41.5% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.12
|
$4.57
฿158.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.01
|
$24.32
฿844.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,199.00
|
$31,287.73
฿1,086,155.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.98
|
$9.68
฿336.10
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.24
|
$17.10
฿593.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,203.58
|
$290.79
฿10,094.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,069.31
|
$207.49
฿7,202.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.82
|
$49.43
฿1,715.95
|
|
pay 24.2% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€832.82
|
$334.45
฿11,610.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,086.83
|
$9,908.05
฿343,958.62
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.15
|
$1.90
฿65.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.35
|
$1.94
฿67.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.75
|
$3.61
฿125.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.86
|
$47.07
฿1,633.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.72
|
$5.63
฿195.52
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.03
|
$40.39
฿1,402.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.72
|
$27.03
฿938.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.21
|
$82.02
฿2,847.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.34
|
$65.30
฿2,266.77
|
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