Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.2 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Austria instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿72.55
|
$15.13
€13.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿197.10
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿23.26
|
$2.84
€2.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.33
|
$2.40
€2.20
|
|
pay 78.9% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿51.70
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿278.54
|
$7.30
€6.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿225.05
|
$5.02
€4.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿60.87
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿37.31
|
$5.30
€4.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿41.98
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿17.57
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿27.60
|
$1.13
€1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿20.56
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿21.52
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.02
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
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pay 60.9% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿159.23
|
$7.22
€6.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿847.50
|
$48.12
€44.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,090,454.02
|
$25,940.65
€23,827.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿337.43
|
$19.81
€18.19
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿595.95
|
$37.53
€34.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,134.81
|
$743.38
€682.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,231.40
|
$621.91
€571.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,722.74
|
$222.11
€204.02
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿11,656.53
|
$416.59
€382.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿345,319.82
|
$8,210.34
€7,541.61
|
|
pay 75.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿66.16
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿67.77
|
$3.32
€3.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿125.93
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,640.37
|
$41.56
€38.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿196.30
|
$12.77
€11.73
|
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pay 51.0% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,407.73
|
$75.76
€69.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿942.05
|
$38.64
€35.50
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,858.62
|
$85.33
€78.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,275.74
|
$110.53
€101.52
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