Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 25.0% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
Jordan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 42.9% more for groceries
Jordan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
Jordan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
Jordan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Jordan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
Jordan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Jordan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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