Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 34.1% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Italy, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Italy
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
Italy
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
Italy
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 12.0% less for childcare
Italy
|
Thailand
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
Italy
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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