Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 25.1% cheaper than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.5% less in Thailand
- Groceries
-
pay 0.2% less in Thailand
- Transportation
-
pay 19.2% less in Thailand
- Housing
-
pay 55.8% less in Thailand
- Childcare
-
pay 11.1% less in Thailand
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.5% less in Thailand
- Clothing
-
pay 22.6% less in Thailand
Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Thailand.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.96
|
$2.33
THB79.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.14
|
$6.02
THB204.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.62
|
$0.70
THB23.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.16
|
$0.38
THB12.87
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.30
|
$1.40
THB47.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.90
|
$8.16
THB276.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.67
|
$6.68
THB226.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.79
|
$2.05
THB69.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.14
|
$1.29
THB43.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.23
THB41.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.52
THB17.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.74
|
$0.82
THB27.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.02
|
$0.66
THB22.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.66
|
$0.69
THB23.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.54
THB18.16
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.57
|
$4.47
THB151.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.76
|
$25.43
THB862.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€30,061.66
|
$31,362.48
THB1,063,439.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.46
|
$9.67
THB327.75
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
Portugal
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€39.05
|
$17.13
THB581.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€872.05
|
$389.22
THB13,197.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€709.45
|
$225.23
THB7,637.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€88.15
|
$55.17
THB1,870.84
|
|
pay 11.1% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€441.00
|
$341.66
THB11,584.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,732.48
|
$10,344.18
THB350,750.69
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.16
|
$2.20
THB74.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.79
|
$1.90
THB64.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.49
|
$3.85
THB130.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.69
|
$48.79
THB1,654.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.60
|
$5.42
THB183.81
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Thailand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€75.44
|
$38.62
THB1,309.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.67
|
$29.36
THB995.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€77.69
|
$82.78
THB2,806.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€90.87
|
$65.55
THB2,222.82
|
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