Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 4.6% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
$1,014.38
|
$2.08
฿75.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
$1,014.38
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$163.22
|
$0.67
฿24.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$111.58
|
$0.35
฿12.79
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
$455.90
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
$1,047.81
|
$7.99
฿288.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
$2,110.16
|
$6.46
฿233.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
$515.86
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
$461.05
|
$1.07
฿38.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
$339.16
|
$1.20
฿43.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
$199.05
|
$0.50
฿18.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$262.26
|
$0.79
฿28.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
$177.84
|
$0.59
฿21.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$149.10
|
$0.62
฿22.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$143.44
|
$0.46
฿16.62
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
$785.00
|
$4.57
฿165.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
$5,579.06
|
$24.32
฿879.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
$6,086,250.42
|
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
$4,361.81
|
$9.68
฿350.10
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
Kingston
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
$6,777.78
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
$107,051.58
|
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
$58,977.03
|
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
$17,642.17
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
$43,907.95
|
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
$343,196.90
|
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
$329.67
|
$1.90
฿68.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
$559.64
|
$1.94
฿70.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
$1,420.13
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
$8,360.99
|
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
$1,521.56
|
$5.63
฿203.67
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
$5,868.88
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
$4,926.96
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
$10,333.95
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
$11,094.73
|
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
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