Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 51.6% cheaper than Massachusetts.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Massachusetts, you would:
pay 73.4% less for restaurants
Massachusetts
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.36
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
Massachusetts
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.94
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Massachusetts
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.63
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.20
|
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,045.17
|
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 80.3% less for housing
Massachusetts
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.36
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,973.24
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,612.24
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.10
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 74.9% less for childcare
Massachusetts
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,203.13
|
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,357.14
|
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports
Massachusetts
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.15
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.90
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.93
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Massachusetts
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.25
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.58
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.30
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
|
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