Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 20.4% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 74.8% less for housing
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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