Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 42.2% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 12.7% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 15.5% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 77.1% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 10.3% less in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Colombia
Clothing: pay 64.1% more in Colombia

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

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Colombia vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.89 THB96.05	$7.09 COP22,489.29	+145.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB232.42	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+42.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 THB24.81	$1.50 COP4,759.09	+101.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 THB12.19	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+212.9%
Average			+103.6%

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pay 12.7% more for groceries

	Thailand	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.43	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+55.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.95 THB264.36	$3.94 COP12,511.51	-50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 THB236.74	$5.55 COP17,600.16	-22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 THB68.55	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+49.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 THB45.52	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+258.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 THB44.98	$1.60 COP5,080.61	+18.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.99	$0.63 COP1,990.45	+9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 THB31.07	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.38	$0.88 COP2,778.06	+6.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB24.01	$0.68 COP2,174.11	-5.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.88	$0.64 COP2,046.26	+13.6%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 15.5% more for transportation

	Thailand	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 THB168.49	$4.89 COP15,507.12	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 THB1,093.53	$57.51 COP183K	+75.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,201.01 THB971K	$24,696.92 COP78M	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.77 THB358.41	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+95.3%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 77.1% more for housing

	Thailand	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 THB637.71	$27.89 COP88,530.84	+45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.64 THB13,560.34	$745.73 COP2M	+82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$268.13 THB8,919.39	$482.25 COP2M	+79.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.86 THB2,024.59	$101.48 COP322K	+66.7%
Average			+77.1%

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pay 10.3% less for childcare

	Thailand	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$515.68 THB17,154.28	$597.35 COP2M	+15.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,528.28 THB383K	$8,009.31 COP25M	-30.5%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 THB69.86	$2.59 COP8,214.62	+23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 THB66.47	$2.72 COP8,641.67	+36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 THB138.07	$4.03 COP12,788.35	-2.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.07 THB1,665.52	$41.34 COP131K	-17.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.05 THB201.30	$6.65 COP21,122.50	+10.0%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 64.1% more for clothing

	Thailand	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.30 THB1,473.73	$82.92 COP263K	+87.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.84 THB1,092.57	$53.80 COP171K	+63.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.65 THB2,782.57	$134.00 COP425K	+60.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.91 THB2,591.55	$115.03 COP365K	+47.6%
Average			+64.1%

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