Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 39.0% cheaper than Marbella.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Marbella, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Marbella
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.03
|
$2.26
THB83.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.02
|
$5.53
THB203.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.76
|
$0.63
THB23.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.35
THB12.84
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Marbella
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
$1.38
THB50.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.39
€6.84
|
$7.97
THB293.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.79
|
$6.00
THB220.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
€2.01
|
$1.92
THB70.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
€2.68
|
$1.07
THB39.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.19
THB43.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.48
THB17.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.79
THB29.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.63
THB23.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.64
THB23.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$0.45
THB16.73
|
|
pay 41.3% less for transportation
Marbella
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
€6.14
|
$4.25
THB156.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€35.07
|
$22.11
THB812.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,434.67
|
$24,588.11
THB903,975.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.76
€19.21
|
$9.24
THB339.54
|
|
pay 65.9% less for housing
Marbella
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.49
€30.06
|
$15.82
THB581.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.37
€1,230.06
|
$393.06
THB14,450.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,150.67
€1,064.72
|
$209.24
THB7,692.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.26
€112.20
|
$48.32
THB1,776.42
|
|
pay 38.1% less for childcare
Marbella
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$568.57
€526.10
|
$329.15
THB12,101.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,703.31
€14,530.28
|
$10,347.16
THB380,410.78
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Marbella
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$1.87
THB68.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
€1.87
|
$1.81
THB66.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.21
|
$3.52
THB129.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.25
€83.51
|
$46.67
THB1,715.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.02
|
$5.45
THB200.45
|
|
pay 31.5% less for clothing
Marbella
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.55
€74.53
|
$34.16
THB1,256.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
€31.73
|
$26.70
THB981.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.63
€75.53
|
$75.98
THB2,793.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.11
€94.48
|
$61.99
THB2,279.10
|
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