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Thailand

Thailand vs. Siegen Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 36.6% cheaper than Siegen.

Restaurants: pay 70.9% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 24.7% less in Thailand
Transportation: pay 34.3% less in Thailand
Housing: pay 49.8% less in Thailand
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.9% less in Thailand
Clothing: pay 10.5% more in Thailand

The cost of childcare and clothing in Thailand are more expensive than in Siegen. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Thailand. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Thailand.

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Thailand vs. Siegen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thailand instead of Siegen, you would:

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pay 70.9% less for restaurants

	Siegen	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.32 €11.95	$2.89 THB96.78	-78.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$6.99 THB234.19	-37.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.73 €3.35	$0.75 THB24.99	-80.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.27 €2.93	$0.37 THB12.28	-88.8%
Average			-70.9%

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pay 24.7% less for groceries

	Siegen	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.93 €1.73	$1.34 THB44.77	-30.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.05 €6.33	$7.95 THB266.38	+12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 €4.42	$7.12 THB238.54	+44.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 €3.06	$2.06 THB69.07	-39.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.62 €5.04	$1.37 THB45.86	-75.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 €1.22	$1.35 THB45.32	-0.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.78	$0.57 THB19.13	-34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.86	$0.93 THB31.30	-2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 €1.89	$0.82 THB27.59	-60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 €0.56	$0.72 THB24.19	+16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 €0.56	$0.57 THB19.02	-8.3%
Average			-24.7%

Siegen vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.3% less for transportation

	Siegen	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.92 €7.10	$5.07 THB169.78	-36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €63.29	$32.87 THB1,101.86	-53.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,434.41 €27,304.23	$29,201.01 THB979K	-4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.76 €17.73	$10.77 THB361.14	-45.5%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 49.8% less for housing

	Siegen	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.47 €46.17	$19.17 THB642.57	-62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.05 €562.56	$407.64 THB13,663.69	-35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$503.88 €452.06	$268.13 THB8,987.37	-46.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.88 €230.46	$60.86 THB2,040.02	-76.3%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Siegen	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$161.24 €144.66	$515.68 THB17,285.02	+219.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$11,528.28 THB386K
Average			+219.8%

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pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Siegen	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €4.02	$2.10 THB70.39	-53.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.92 €3.52	$2.00 THB66.97	-49.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.74 €8.74	$4.15 THB139.12	-57.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.23 €27.12	$50.07 THB1,678.21	+65.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 €12.05	$6.05 THB202.84	-55.0%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 10.5% more for clothing

	Siegen	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.59 €30.14	$44.30 THB1,484.96	+31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.99 €25.11	$32.84 THB1,100.90	+17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.58 €80.37	$83.65 THB2,803.78	-6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.58 €67.81	$77.91 THB2,611.30	+3.1%
Average			+10.5%

Siegen vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing

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