Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 50.7% cheaper than Manchester.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Manchester, you would:
pay 72.3% less for restaurants
Manchester
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£15.11
|
$2.26
THB82.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
£2.00
|
$0.63
THB23.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$0.35
THB12.77
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Manchester
|
Thailand
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
£1.12
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
£3.55
|
$7.97
THB291.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
£4.56
|
$6.00
THB219.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
£3.07
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
£2.77
|
$1.07
THB39.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
£1.13
|
$1.19
THB43.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$0.48
THB17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
£1.37
|
$0.79
THB28.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
£1.58
|
$0.63
THB23.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.82
|
$0.64
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.45
THB16.63
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
Manchester
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.09
£5.66
|
$4.25
THB155.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.90
£80.56
|
$22.11
THB808.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,484.13
|
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.11
£20.84
|
$9.24
THB337.60
|
|
pay 73.3% less for housing
Manchester
|
Thailand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.71
£30.11
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,476.02
£1,178.55
|
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,119.33
£893.75
|
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$247.23
£197.41
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
|
pay 54.6% less for childcare
Manchester
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,558.15
£1,244.14
|
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,819.30
£11,832.72
|
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
|
pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports
Manchester
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
£5.04
|
$1.87
THB68.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.49
£3.59
|
$1.81
THB66.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.71
£13.34
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.36
£28.24
|
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.98
£9.57
|
$5.45
THB199.30
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Manchester
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.80
£64.51
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.52
£29.96
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.18
£68.81
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.54
£62.71
|
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
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