Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 42.9% cheaper than Sydney.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Sydney, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Sydney
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
CA$15.99
|
$2.26
THB81.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
CA$9.92
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
CA$3.06
|
$0.63
THB22.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
CA$2.81
|
$0.35
THB12.62
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Sydney
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.62
CA$3.57
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
CA$4.50
|
$7.97
THB288.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.74
CA$11.91
|
$6.00
THB216.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.45
CA$4.69
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
CA$5.21
|
$1.07
THB38.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
CA$4.53
|
$1.19
THB43.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.48
THB17.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
THB28.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
CA$0.91
|
$0.63
THB22.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
CA$0.53
|
$0.64
THB23.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
CA$1.59
|
$0.45
THB16.44
|
|
pay 18.7% less for transportation
Sydney
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
$4.25
THB153.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.54
CA$67.46
|
$22.11
THB798.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.24
THB333.77
|
|
pay 56.9% less for housing
Sydney
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.72
CA$94.94
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$978.52
CA$1,332.50
|
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$513.72
CA$699.56
|
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.15
CA$95.53
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
Sydney
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.89
CA$999.37
|
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
Sydney
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.87
THB67.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
CA$4.00
|
$1.81
THB65.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.35
CA$24.98
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.01
CA$69.46
|
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.07
CA$10.99
|
$5.45
THB197.04
|
|
pay 51.3% less for clothing
Sydney
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.07
CA$119.92
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.15
CA$118.68
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.08
CA$149.91
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.08
CA$149.91
|
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
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