Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Finland

Finland vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Finland is 80.3% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Finland
Groceries: pay 28.1% more in Finland
Transportation: pay 61.2% more in Finland
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Finland
Childcare: pay 12.3% less in Finland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Finland
Clothing: pay 53.7% more in Finland

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

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Finland vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Finland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.89 THB96.05	$15.96 €14.20	+452.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB232.42	$11.89 €10.58	+70.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 THB24.81	$2.80 €2.49	+275.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 THB12.19	$2.19 €1.95	+497.1%
Average			+254.8%

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pay 28.1% more for groceries

	Thailand	Finland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.43	$2.55 €2.27	+90.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.95 THB264.36	$4.18 €3.72	-47.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 THB236.74	$4.89 €4.36	-31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 THB68.55	$3.23 €2.88	+56.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 THB45.52	$5.94 €5.28	+333.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 THB44.98	$1.07 €0.95	-21.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.99	$0.92 €0.82	+61.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 THB31.07	$1.06 €0.95	+13.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.38	$1.75 €1.56	+112.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB24.01	$0.56 €0.50	-22.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.88	$0.77 €0.69	+36.2%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 61.2% more for transportation

	Thailand	Finland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 THB168.49	$8.37 €7.45	+65.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 THB1,093.53	$69.28 €61.66	+110.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,201.01 THB971K	$35,392.23 €31,500.36	+21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.77 THB358.41	$19.22 €17.11	+78.4%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Thailand	Finland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 THB637.71	$23.47 €20.89	+22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.64 THB13,560.34	$812.17 €722.86	+99.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$268.13 THB8,919.39	$648.17 €576.89	+141.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.86 THB2,024.59	$112.50 €100.13	+84.9%
Average			+107.7%

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pay 12.3% less for childcare

	Thailand	Finland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$515.68 THB17,154.28	$343.69 €305.90	-33.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,528.28 THB383K	$13,310.70 €11,847.00	+15.5%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Finland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 THB69.86	$8.12 €7.23	+286.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 THB66.47	$4.71 €4.19	+135.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 THB138.07	$12.52 €11.14	+201.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.07 THB1,665.52	$43.65 €38.85	-12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.05 THB201.30	$17.16 €15.27	+183.5%
Average			+117.8%

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pay 53.7% more for clothing

	Thailand	Finland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.30 THB1,473.73	$91.56 €81.49	+106.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.84 THB1,092.57	$40.36 €35.92	+22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.65 THB2,782.57	$97.65 €86.91	+16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.91 THB2,591.55	$146.74 €130.61	+88.4%
Average			+53.7%

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