Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Cocos (Keeling) Islands instead of Thailand, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB76.76
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB188.02
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB21.43
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.88
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Thailand
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB46.79
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB270.97
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB203.91
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB65.30
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB36.50
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.48
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.43
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.86
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB21.52
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.78
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.47
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Thailand
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB144.34
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB751.70
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB836,020.32
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB314.01
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Thailand
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB537.91
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,364.49
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,114.39
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,642.88
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Thailand
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,191.43
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB351,813.87
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB63.69
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB61.57
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB119.58
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,586.94
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB185.38
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Thailand
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,161.62
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB907.90
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,583.50
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,107.77
|
?? |
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