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Udon Thani vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Udon Thani is 36.3% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 59.1% less in Udon Thani
Groceries: pay 32.6% less in Udon Thani
Transportation: pay 22.5% less in Udon Thani
Housing: pay 66.9% less in Udon Thani
Childcare: pay 25.4% less in Udon Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.3% less in Udon Thani
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in Udon Thani

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and transportation are lower in Udon Thani.

Udon Thani vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Udon Thani instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 59.1% less for restaurants

	Rome	Udon Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$2.48 THB78.94	-85.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$10.85 THB345.35	-7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.15	$0.83 THB26.52	-66.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$0.31 THB9.87	-76.8%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 32.6% less for groceries

	Rome	Udon Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.90	$1.37 THB43.70	-37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.19	$9.30 THB296.02	-2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.11	$8.05 THB256.23	+13.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.97	$1.59 THB50.45	-65.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.75	$1.09 THB34.69	-80.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.06 THB33.84	-12.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.45 THB14.32	-56.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$0.98 THB31.11	-9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.23	$0.84 THB26.85	-41.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$0.73 THB23.27	-13.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$0.47 THB14.88	-52.2%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 22.5% less for transportation

	Rome	Udon Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.58	$4.77 THB151.78	-37.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.11	$13.18 THB419.36	-67.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	$43,643.10 THB1,388,567.52	+49.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.05	$13.12 THB417.38	-33.9%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 66.9% less for housing

	Rome	Udon Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.58	$23.26 THB740.04	-27.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,233.79	$206.02 THB6,554.67	-85.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €796.68	$126.27 THB4,017.38	-86.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €147.49	$55.30 THB1,759.30	-67.8%
Average			-66.9%

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pay 25.4% less for childcare

	Rome	Udon Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €487.96	$284.29 THB9,044.97	-50.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,405.15	$10,854.56 THB345,353.44	-0.9%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Udon Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$1.86 THB59.20	-68.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.73	$1.60 THB50.98	-20.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.17	$4.19 THB133.21	-41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.67	$78.31 THB2,491.48	+10.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.03	$6.20 THB197.34	-46.9%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Rome	Udon Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.22	$36.60 THB1,164.33	-55.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.43	$54.79 THB1,743.21	+45.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.16	$72.88 THB2,318.80	-17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.31	$83.74 THB2,664.16	-28.3%
Average			-14.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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