Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.7 times more expensive than Kolkata.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Kolkata, you would:
pay 48.1% more for restaurants
Kolkata
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹200.14
|
$2.26
THB82.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
₹400.27
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₹29.64
|
$0.63
THB23.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$0.35
THB12.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Kolkata
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₹32.49
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
₹241.85
|
$7.97
THB291.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
₹210.72
|
$6.00
THB219.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.97
₹80.75
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
₹113.05
|
$1.07
THB39.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
₹84.92
|
$1.19
THB43.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.23
|
$0.48
THB17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₹56.56
|
$0.79
THB28.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.39
|
$0.63
THB23.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹11.02
|
$0.64
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.72
|
$0.45
THB16.63
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Kolkata
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
₹398.72
|
$4.25
THB155.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.99
₹250.17
|
$22.11
THB808.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,771.77
₹1,401,225.12
|
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
₹260.18
|
$9.24
THB337.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kolkata
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.02
₹586.81
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$154.85
₹12,937.39
|
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.41
₹7,219.21
|
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.34
₹2,200.26
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Kolkata
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$46.91
₹3,919.28
|
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,612.97
₹134,758.52
|
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kolkata
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.10
|
$1.87
THB68.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
₹139.47
|
$1.81
THB66.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
₹340.23
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.95
₹1,499.82
|
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
₹300.20
|
$5.45
THB199.30
|
|
pay 65.5% more for clothing
Kolkata
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.13
₹2,015.62
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.27
₹2,028.05
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.47
₹3,130.23
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.87
₹2,495.42
|
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
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