Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 27.4% more expensive than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 64.9% less for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$1.81
฿64.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$5.71
฿205.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.64
฿23.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
EC$4.17
|
$0.32
฿11.51
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$1.34
฿48.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
EC$20.39
|
$7.53
฿270.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
EC$17.03
|
$6.27
฿225.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.32
EC$8.96
|
$1.55
฿55.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$0.98
฿35.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.22
|
$1.08
฿38.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
EC$1.73
|
$0.52
฿18.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$0.77
฿27.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
EC$4.09
|
$0.55
฿19.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
EC$3.25
|
$0.53
฿19.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.41
฿14.84
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$12.47
EC$33.69
|
$4.64
฿166.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$23.16
฿832.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,950.73
EC$35,000.00
|
$33,407.71
฿1,200,658.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.73
฿242.01
|
|
pay 21.3% less for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.64
EC$123.33
|
$19.03
฿683.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.27
EC$925.00
|
$289.36
฿10,399.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.39
EC$587.50
|
$182.40
฿6,555.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.50
EC$112.16
|
$43.42
฿1,560.34
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$382.69
฿13,753.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,933.36
EC$5,225.00
|
$10,907.98
฿392,028.01
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.92
฿68.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.72
฿61.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.52
฿126.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.05
EC$65.00
|
$44.86
฿1,612.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$5.07
฿182.07
|
|
pay 39.1% less for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.18
EC$214.00
|
$46.03
฿1,654.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.34
EC$133.33
|
$28.05
฿1,007.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$78.52
฿2,822.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$64.24
฿2,308.63
|
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