Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 60.4% cheaper than Jersey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.1% less in Thailand
- Groceries
-
pay 43.2% less in Thailand
- Transportation
-
pay 43.5% less in Thailand
- Housing
-
pay 77.2% less in Thailand
- Childcare
-
pay 67.6% less in Thailand
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 62.5% less in Thailand
- Clothing
-
pay 54.5% less in Thailand
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Thailand.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 74.1% less for restaurants
|
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£33.59
|
$2.33
THB76.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.68
|
$6.02
THB197.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.11
|
$0.70
THB23.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.86
|
$0.38
THB12.44
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
|
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.71
|
$1.40
THB45.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£3.96
|
$8.16
THB267.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£5.82
|
$6.68
THB219.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£3.99
|
$2.05
THB67.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.22
|
$1.29
THB42.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.40
|
$1.23
THB40.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.03
|
$0.52
THB17.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.37
|
$0.82
THB26.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.36
|
$0.66
THB21.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.16
|
$0.69
THB22.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.07
|
$0.54
THB17.55
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
|
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£5.90
|
$4.47
THB146.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£49.91
|
$25.43
THB833.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£20,636.19
|
$31,362.48
THB1,027,922.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£38.28
|
$9.67
THB316.80
|
|
pay 77.2% less for housing
|
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£53.91
|
$17.13
THB561.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,343.75
|
$389.22
THB12,756.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,275.19
|
$225.23
THB7,382.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£124.49
|
$55.17
THB1,808.36
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
|
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,727.68
|
$341.66
THB11,198.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£15,357.17
|
$10,344.18
THB339,035.98
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£5.76
|
$2.20
THB72.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.68
|
$1.90
THB62.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£11.52
|
$3.85
THB126.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£55.03
|
$48.79
THB1,599.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£13.44
|
$5.42
THB177.67
|
|
pay 54.5% less for clothing
|
Jersey
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£74.39
|
$38.62
THB1,265.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£51.51
|
$29.36
THB962.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£89.98
|
$82.78
THB2,713.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£150.37
|
$65.55
THB2,148.58
|
|
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