Cost of living comparison
compared to
Thailand vs. Netherlands Cost of Living Summary
Thailand is 59.3% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
Thailand vs. Netherlands Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Thailand instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 78.2% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.24
€19.80
|
$2.89
THB96.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.74
€12.23
|
$6.99
THB232.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
€3.21
|
$0.75
THB24.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
€2.62
|
$0.37
THB12.19
|
|
Netherlands vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants
pay 31.4% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.84
|
$1.34
THB44.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€5.96
|
$7.95
THB264.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
€4.52
|
$7.12
THB236.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.71
€4.19
|
$2.06
THB68.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.35
€5.65
|
$1.37
THB45.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.03
|
$1.35
THB44.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.95
|
$0.57
THB18.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.81
|
$0.93
THB31.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.73
|
$0.82
THB27.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.74
|
$0.72
THB24.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.76
|
$0.57
THB18.88
|
|
Netherlands vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries
pay 48.5% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.11
€8.11
|
$5.07
THB168.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.45
€84.95
|
$32.87
THB1,093.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,608.58
€36,143.10
|
$29,201.01
THB971K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.41
€24.40
|
$10.77
THB358.41
|
|
Netherlands vs. Thailand - Cost of transportation
pay 73.1% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.29
€42.98
|
$19.17
THB637.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,426.76
€1,269.87
|
$407.64
THB13,560.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,174.28
€1,045.15
|
$268.13
THB8,919.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.24
€174.66
|
$60.86
THB2,024.59
|
|
Netherlands vs. Thailand - Cost of housing
pay 44.1% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,884.17
€1,676.98
|
$515.68
THB17,154.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,083.31
€8,974.51
|
$11,528.28
THB383K
|
|
Netherlands vs. Thailand - Cost of childcare
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.25
€5.56
|
$2.10
THB69.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.16
€3.70
|
$2.00
THB66.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.60
€12.11
|
$4.15
THB138.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.62
€36.16
|
$50.07
THB1,665.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.51
€13.81
|
$6.05
THB201.30
|
|
Netherlands vs. Thailand - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 35.1% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
€79.61
|
$44.30
THB1,473.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.43
€38.65
|
$32.84
THB1,092.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.67
€89.60
|
$83.65
THB2,782.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.42
€121.42
|
$77.91
THB2,591.55
|
|
Netherlands vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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