Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 32.8% more expensive than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 57.3% less for restaurants
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.18
EC$27.44
|
$2.21
฿74.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
EC$18.96
|
$5.98
฿202.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$4.99
|
$0.69
฿23.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
EC$3.74
|
$0.37
฿12.63
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
EC$4.72
|
$1.31
฿44.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.20
EC$27.49
|
$9.71
฿329.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
EC$17.62
|
$6.63
฿224.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.32
EC$8.95
|
$1.60
฿54.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
EC$6.94
|
$1.06
฿36.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.43
|
$1.26
฿42.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
EC$1.58
|
$0.59
฿20.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$5.04
EC$13.58
|
$0.81
฿27.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.56
฿19.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
EC$2.38
|
$0.58
฿19.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
EC$2.15
|
$0.46
฿15.60
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$13.69
EC$36.90
|
$3.56
฿120.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
EC$119.72
|
$28.43
฿964.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,950.73
EC$34,917.58
|
$34,702.53
฿1,177,109.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.32
฿248.37
|
|
pay 4.9% less for housing
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.48
EC$117.22
|
$23.36
฿792.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$336.10
EC$906.19
|
$352.17
฿11,945.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.91
EC$568.66
|
$217.20
฿7,367.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.50
EC$111.89
|
$49.41
฿1,675.84
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.34
EC$332.55
|
$300.23
฿10,183.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,933.36
EC$5,212.70
|
$11,019.95
฿373,796.85
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$4.99
|
$2.15
฿73.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$4.99
|
$1.93
฿65.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$11.97
|
$4.00
฿135.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.30
EC$89.79
|
$49.03
฿1,662.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$14.96
|
$5.96
฿202.13
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.90
EC$169.60
|
$53.36
฿1,809.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
EC$99.76
|
$26.59
฿901.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.70
EC$209.51
|
$89.73
฿3,043.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.21
EC$245.92
|
$74.24
฿2,518.30
|
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