Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 9.2% cheaper than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$2.08
฿75.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.67
฿24.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.35
฿12.79
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$7.99
฿288.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$6.46
฿233.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$1.07
฿38.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.20
฿43.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.50
฿18.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.79
฿28.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.59
฿21.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.62
฿22.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.46
฿16.62
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$4.57
฿165.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$24.32
฿879.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$9.68
฿350.10
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
|
pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$1.90
฿68.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.94
฿70.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$5.63
฿203.67
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
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