Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 7.3% cheaper than Palau.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Palau, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
Palau
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
|
$2.26
THB74.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$5.53
THB183.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$0.63
THB20.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
|
$0.35
THB11.57
|
|
pay 53.8% less for groceries
Palau
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.38
THB45.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$7.97
THB263.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$6.00
THB198.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$1.92
THB63.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$1.07
THB35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.19
THB39.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.48
THB16.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.79
THB26.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$0.63
THB20.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.64
THB21.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.45
THB15.07
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Palau
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$4.25
THB140.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.11
THB732.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,588.11
THB814,426.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.24
THB305.90
|
|
pay 71.4% less for housing
Palau
|
Thailand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$15.82
THB524.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$393.06
THB13,019.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$209.24
THB6,930.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$48.32
THB1,600.45
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Palau
|
Thailand
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$329.15
THB10,902.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$10,347.16
THB342,726.93
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
Palau
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
|
$1.87
THB62.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$1.81
THB59.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$3.52
THB116.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$46.67
THB1,545.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.45
THB180.59
|
|
pay 52.8% less for clothing
Palau
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$34.16
THB1,131.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$26.70
THB884.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$75.98
THB2,516.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$61.99
THB2,053.33
|
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