Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 55.0% cheaper than New York.
If you lived in Thailand instead of New York, you would:
pay 72.3% less for restaurants
New York
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.55
|
$2.26
THB75.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.56
|
$5.53
THB183.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
|
$0.63
THB20.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$0.35
THB11.62
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
New York
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
|
$1.38
THB45.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.77
|
$7.97
THB265.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
|
$6.00
THB199.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.96
|
$1.92
THB63.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
|
$1.07
THB35.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.19
THB39.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.48
THB16.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$0.79
THB26.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.43
|
$0.63
THB21.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$0.64
THB21.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
|
$0.45
THB15.13
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
New York
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$4.25
THB141.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$89.19
|
$22.11
THB735.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,717.16
|
$24,588.11
THB817,670.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
|
$9.24
THB307.12
|
|
pay 76.0% less for housing
New York
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.52
|
$15.82
THB526.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,904.48
|
$393.06
THB13,071.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,597.79
|
$209.24
THB6,958.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.98
|
$48.32
THB1,606.83
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
New York
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,603.45
|
$329.15
THB10,945.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,094.39
|
$10,347.16
THB344,092.08
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
New York
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.06
|
$1.87
THB62.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
|
$1.81
THB60.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.70
|
$3.52
THB116.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.80
|
$46.67
THB1,552.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.75
|
$5.45
THB181.31
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
New York
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.03
|
$34.16
THB1,136.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.33
|
$26.70
THB887.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.02
|
$75.98
THB2,526.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.47
|
$61.99
THB2,061.51
|
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