Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 9.4% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
Moldova
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.91
MDL141.11
|
$2.26
THB82.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
MDL120.95
|
$5.53
THB202.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
MDL14.86
|
$0.63
THB23.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MDL10.46
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 44.1% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
MDL9.58
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MDL91.43
|
$7.97
THB292.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.50
MDL80.32
|
$6.00
THB220.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.54
MDL45.29
|
$1.92
THB70.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MDL42.49
|
$1.07
THB39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.45
|
$1.19
THB43.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MDL15.07
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
MDL13.15
|
$0.79
THB28.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
MDL15.86
|
$0.63
THB23.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.39
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MDL5.68
|
$0.45
THB16.70
|
|
pay 41.8% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MDL93.32
|
$4.25
THB155.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.23
MDL235.86
|
$22.11
THB811.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,307.77
MDL433,411.64
|
$24,588.11
THB902,393.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.24
MDL75.60
|
$9.24
THB338.95
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
Moldova
|
Thailand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.39
MDL185.32
|
$15.82
THB580.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$434.87
MDL7,753.78
|
$393.06
THB14,425.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$331.07
MDL5,903.09
|
$209.24
THB7,679.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.16
MDL3,247.93
|
$48.32
THB1,773.32
|
|
pay 62.8% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.26
MDL6,726.63
|
$329.15
THB12,079.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,340.62
MDL77,393.91
|
$10,347.16
THB379,745.13
|
|
pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.41
MDL25.20
|
$1.87
THB68.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MDL30.89
|
$1.81
THB66.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
MDL48.52
|
$3.52
THB129.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.49
MDL793.23
|
$46.67
THB1,712.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.35
MDL131.03
|
$5.45
THB200.10
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.76
MDL940.74
|
$34.16
THB1,253.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.75
MDL833.48
|
$26.70
THB979.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.45
MDL1,630.48
|
$75.98
THB2,788.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.65
MDL2,204.73
|
$61.99
THB2,275.11
|
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