Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 19.5% cheaper than Sao Paulo.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Sao Paulo, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
Sao Paulo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.80
R$40.91
|
$2.26
THB82.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.80
R$40.91
|
$5.53
THB202.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
R$6.66
|
$0.63
THB23.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
R$4.47
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Sao Paulo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
R$9.64
|
$1.38
THB50.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
R$27.37
|
$7.97
THB292.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.60
|
$6.00
THB220.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
R$14.08
|
$1.92
THB70.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
R$9.73
|
$1.07
THB39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
R$5.82
|
$1.19
THB43.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
R$4.51
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
R$3.27
|
$0.79
THB28.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$4.54
|
$0.63
THB23.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.30
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.19
|
$0.45
THB16.69
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Sao Paulo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
R$21.57
|
$4.25
THB155.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.74
R$255.71
|
$22.11
THB811.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,395.46
R$122,739.61
|
$24,588.11
THB902,156.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.80
R$40.91
|
$9.24
THB338.86
|
|
pay 27.7% less for housing
Sao Paulo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.84
R$114.56
|
$15.82
THB580.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$584.46
R$3,066.27
|
$393.06
THB14,421.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.43
R$2,158.47
|
$209.24
THB7,677.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.98
R$256.99
|
$48.32
THB1,772.85
|
|
pay 26.4% less for childcare
Sao Paulo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.17
R$2,519.13
|
$329.15
THB12,076.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,159.95
R$69,041.03
|
$10,347.16
THB379,645.39
|
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Paulo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.05
R$10.74
|
$1.87
THB68.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
R$10.73
|
$1.81
THB66.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
R$12.27
|
$3.52
THB129.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.63
R$155.46
|
$46.67
THB1,712.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$40.91
|
$5.45
THB200.05
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Sao Paulo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.31
R$290.19
|
$34.16
THB1,253.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.49
R$275.40
|
$26.70
THB979.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.36
R$458.30
|
$75.98
THB2,787.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.84
R$403.10
|
$61.99
THB2,274.51
|
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