Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 55.1% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 69.1% less for restaurants
|
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.71
£22.99
|
$1.81
฿64.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
£6.90
|
$5.71
฿205.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
£1.84
|
$0.64
฿23.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
£1.38
|
$0.32
฿11.51
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
|
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.76
|
$1.34
฿48.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
£3.66
|
$7.53
฿270.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.04
£5.01
|
$6.27
฿225.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.59
£3.81
|
$1.55
฿55.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.11
£3.41
|
$0.98
฿35.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.54
|
$1.08
฿38.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
£1.05
|
$0.52
฿18.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.96
£1.62
|
$0.77
฿27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
£1.47
|
$0.55
฿19.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
£0.90
|
$0.53
฿19.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.59
|
$0.41
฿14.84
|
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pay 39.1% less for transportation
|
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.48
£5.38
|
$4.64
฿166.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.04
£53.14
|
$23.16
฿832.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,693.95
£23,811.50
|
$33,407.71
฿1,200,658.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.01
£29.05
|
$6.73
฿242.01
|
|
pay 78.1% less for housing
|
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.04
£48.99
|
$19.03
฿683.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,667.26
£1,383.57
|
$289.36
฿10,399.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,626.61
£1,349.83
|
$182.40
฿6,555.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.34
£134.72
|
$43.42
฿1,560.34
|
|
pay 60.4% less for childcare
|
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,955.01
£1,622.35
|
$382.69
฿13,753.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,291.88
£15,179.40
|
$10,907.98
฿392,028.01
|
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.16
£5.11
|
$1.92
฿68.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
£3.22
|
$1.72
฿61.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.80
£10.62
|
$3.52
฿126.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.12
£62.34
|
$44.86
฿1,612.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.01
£13.29
|
$5.07
฿182.07
|
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pay 38.9% less for clothing
|
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.44
£79.20
|
$46.03
฿1,654.36
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.87
£43.04
|
$28.05
฿1,007.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.16
£84.77
|
$78.52
฿2,822.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.80
£81.99
|
$64.24
฿2,308.63
|
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