Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Austria

Austria vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Austria is 2.1 times more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Austria
Groceries: pay 63.6% more in Austria
Transportation: pay 40.9% more in Austria
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Austria
Childcare: pay 26.0% more in Austria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.6% more in Austria
Clothing: pay 54.2% more in Austria

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Austria are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Austria.

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Austria vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.89 THB96.94	$17.46 €15.59	+504.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB234.58	$12.35 €11.02	+76.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 THB25.04	$3.78 €3.37	+406.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 THB12.30	$3.01 €2.69	+722.7%
Average			+298.4%

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pay 63.6% more for groceries

	Thailand	Austria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.84	$2.57 €2.30	+92.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.95 THB266.82	$8.98 €8.02	+13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 THB238.93	$6.13 €5.47	-13.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 THB69.19	$4.57 €4.08	+121.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 THB45.94	$6.11 €5.45	+346.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 THB45.40	$1.25 €1.11	-7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 THB19.17	$1.00 €0.90	+76.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 THB31.35	$1.36 €1.21	+45.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.63	$1.85 €1.65	+125.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB24.23	$0.97 €0.86	+33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 THB19.05	$0.97 €0.87	+71.1%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 40.9% more for transportation

	Thailand	Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 THB170.06	$7.11 €6.35	+40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 THB1,103.68	$57.51 €51.34	+75.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,201.01 THB980K	$29,576.16 €26,400.22	+1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.77 THB361.74	$24.10 €21.51	+123.6%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Thailand	Austria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 THB643.63	$35.97 €32.11	+87.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.64 THB13,686.22	$964.19 €860.65	+136.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$268.13 THB9,002.19	$803.82 €717.50	+199.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.86 THB2,043.38	$265.50 €236.99	+336.2%
Average			+181.8%

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pay 26.0% more for childcare

	Thailand	Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$515.68 THB17,313.53	$557.81 €497.91	+8.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,528.28 THB387K	$16,914.08 €15,097.81	+46.7%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 80.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 THB70.51	$5.34 €4.77	+154.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 THB67.08	$4.45 €3.97	+122.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 THB139.35	$7.41 €6.61	+78.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.07 THB1,680.98	$46.11 €41.16	-7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.05 THB203.17	$13.84 €12.35	+128.7%
Average			+80.6%

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pay 54.2% more for clothing

	Thailand	Austria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.30 THB1,487.41	$95.22 €84.99	+114.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.84 THB1,102.71	$45.58 €40.69	+38.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.65 THB2,808.40	$102.93 €91.87	+23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.91 THB2,615.60	$120.01 €107.13	+54.1%
Average			+54.2%

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