Cost of living in Thailand

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local_dining
Restaurants Cost Range  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.21
฿74.99
$1.42 - $5.11 help_outline
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.98
฿202.89
$5.24 - $7.70 help_outline
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69
฿23.34
$0.51 - $1.19 help_outline
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.37
฿12.63
$0.25 - $0.82 help_outline
Thailand - Cost of restaurants
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Groceries Cost Range  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.31
฿44.43
$1.07 - $2.22 help_outline
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.71
฿329.22
$6.14 - $15.72 help_outline
Milk (1 gallon) $6.63
฿224.88
$4.90 - $9.92 help_outline
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.60
฿54.39
$1.21 - $2.20 help_outline
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.06
฿36.02
$0.70 - $1.68 help_outline
Apples (1 lb) $1.26
฿42.83
$0.86 - $1.69 help_outline
Bananas (1 lb) $0.59
฿20.10
$0.34 - $1.07 help_outline
Oranges (1 lb) $0.81
฿27.62
$0.57 - $1.18 help_outline
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.56
฿19.04
$0.34 - $1.01 help_outline
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.58
฿19.54
$0.42 - $0.80 help_outline
Onions (1 lb) $0.46
฿15.60
$0.32 - $0.69 help_outline
Thailand - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta
Transportation Cost Range  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.56
฿120.71
$2.91 - $4.14 help_outline
Monthly public transit pass $28.43
฿964.27
$18.30 - $35.23 help_outline
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,702.53
฿1,177,109.81
$28,754.92 - $43,348.64 help_outline
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $7.32
฿248.37
$4.43 - $12.04 help_outline
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home
Housing Cost Range  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $23.36
฿792.30
$17.95 - $35.18 help_outline
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $352.17
฿11,945.55
$236.73 - $505.78 help_outline
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $217.20
฿7,367.48
$145.28 - $309.78 help_outline
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $49.41
฿1,675.84
$33.44 - $90.01 help_outline
Thailand - Cost of housing
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child_care
Childcare Cost Range  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $300.23
฿10,183.83
$211.74 - $527.73 help_outline
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,019.95
฿373,796.85
$7,544.19 - $18,544.37 help_outline
Thailand - Cost of childcare
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Entertainment and Sports Cost Range  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.15
฿73.03
$1.57 - $3.94 help_outline
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.93
฿65.42
$1.08 - $3.40 help_outline
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.00
฿135.74
$3.08 - $4.70 help_outline
Monthly membership at local gym $49.03
฿1,662.98
$31.13 - $70.41 help_outline
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.96
฿202.13
$4.57 - $8.29 help_outline
Thailand - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store
Clothing Cost Range  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $53.36
฿1,809.92
$27.33 - $81.56 help_outline
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $26.59
฿901.84
$14.10 - $48.51 help_outline
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $89.73
฿3,043.52
$59.40 - $116.72 help_outline
Men's business shoes (leather) $74.24
฿2,518.30
$50.37 - $106.58 help_outline
Thailand - Cost of clothing
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Page last updated: October 2021
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