Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 43.7% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Thailand instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
|
New Zealand
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
NZ$21.33
|
$2.26
THB74.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
NZ$13.93
|
$5.53
THB183.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
NZ$3.46
|
$0.63
THB20.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
NZ$3.22
|
$0.35
THB11.60
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
|
New Zealand
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NZ$3.03
|
$1.38
THB45.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
NZ$6.59
|
$7.97
THB264.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
NZ$11.19
|
$6.00
THB199.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
NZ$10.18
|
$1.92
THB63.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$6.88
|
$1.07
THB35.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
NZ$1.90
|
$1.19
THB39.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.72
|
$0.48
THB16.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.22
|
$0.79
THB26.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
NZ$4.12
|
$0.63
THB21.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.59
|
$0.64
THB21.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.44
|
$0.45
THB15.11
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
|
New Zealand
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.39
NZ$10.34
|
$4.25
THB141.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.20
NZ$103.96
|
$22.11
THB734.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,268.60
NZ$37,681.97
|
$24,588.11
THB816,804.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.67
NZ$30.24
|
$9.24
THB306.80
|
|
pay 62.5% less for housing
|
New Zealand
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.53
NZ$83.45
|
$15.82
THB525.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,633.11
|
$393.06
THB13,057.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.90
NZ$1,347.20
|
$209.24
THB6,950.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
NZ$142.08
|
$48.32
THB1,605.12
|
|
pay 27.0% less for childcare
|
New Zealand
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.78
NZ$1,044.18
|
$329.15
THB10,934.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,893.97
NZ$17,642.06
|
$10,347.16
THB343,727.62
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Zealand
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.79
NZ$9.38
|
$1.87
THB62.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
NZ$5.44
|
$1.81
THB60.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.83
NZ$36.97
|
$3.52
THB116.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.17
NZ$61.82
|
$46.67
THB1,550.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.11
|
$5.45
THB181.12
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
|
New Zealand
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.21
NZ$105.60
|
$34.16
THB1,134.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.47
NZ$65.54
|
$26.70
THB887.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.20
NZ$159.03
|
$75.98
THB2,524.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.95
NZ$174.82
|
$61.99
THB2,059.33
|
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