Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 60.4% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 74.1% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£35.47
|
$2.33
THB79.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.11
|
$6.02
THB205.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.22
|
$0.70
THB24.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.96
|
$0.38
THB12.93
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.80
|
$1.40
THB47.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.18
|
$8.16
THB278.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.15
|
$6.68
THB227.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.22
|
$2.05
THB69.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.45
|
$1.29
THB43.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.48
|
$1.23
THB41.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.09
|
$0.52
THB17.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.45
|
$0.82
THB27.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.44
|
$0.66
THB22.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.23
|
$0.69
THB23.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.13
|
$0.54
THB18.25
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.22
|
$4.47
THB152.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£52.70
|
$25.43
THB866.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£21,787.40
|
$31,362.48
THB1,068,647.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.42
|
$9.67
THB329.36
|
|
pay 77.2% less for housing
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£56.92
|
$17.13
THB583.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,418.71
|
$389.22
THB13,262.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,346.33
|
$225.23
THB7,674.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£131.43
|
$55.17
THB1,880.00
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,824.06
|
$341.66
THB11,641.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,213.88
|
$10,344.18
THB352,468.27
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.08
|
$2.20
THB74.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.89
|
$1.90
THB64.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.16
|
$3.85
THB131.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.10
|
$48.79
THB1,662.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.19
|
$5.42
THB184.71
|
|
pay 54.5% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£78.54
|
$38.62
THB1,315.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£54.38
|
$29.36
THB1,000.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£95.00
|
$82.78
THB2,820.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£158.76
|
$65.55
THB2,233.71
|
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