Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 39.8% cheaper than Mannheim.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Mannheim, you would:
pay 72.1% less for restaurants
Mannheim
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Mannheim
|
Thailand
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
€1.70
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
€6.78
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
€2.53
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.27
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
Mannheim
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.51
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.45
€77.42
|
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,035.97
€26,010.37
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.11
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 63.8% less for housing
Mannheim
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.48
€35.70
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.12
€698.71
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.29
€496.62
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.32
€197.91
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
Mannheim
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.59
€450.51
|
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,169.91
€9,435.13
|
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mannheim
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.98
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.92
€7.34
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.87
€35.13
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Mannheim
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.05
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€33.15
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.79
€98.15
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.19
€119.85
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
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