Cost of living comparison
Greece is 81.4% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Greece instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.85
|
$14.81
€13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.94
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.13
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.82
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB292.49
|
$6.52
€6.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.10
|
$6.06
€5.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.48
|
$4.09
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.40
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.70
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.73
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.99
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.23
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.51
|
$0.51
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.70
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 60.5% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.80
|
$7.81
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB811.38
|
$41.23
€38.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB902,393.77
|
$27,791.92
€25,924.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB338.95
|
$14.64
€13.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB580.61
|
$31.73
€29.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,425.53
|
$529.13
€493.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,679.21
|
$406.38
€379.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,773.32
|
$178.34
€166.36
|
|
pay 14.6% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,079.94
|
$350.75
€327.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB379,745.13
|
$6,658.30
€6,211.00
|
|
pay 64.9% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.75
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.46
|
$3.51
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.07
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,712.93
|
$46.53
€43.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.10
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
|
pay 67.2% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,253.85
|
$83.80
€78.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB979.98
|
$41.12
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,788.61
|
$86.78
€80.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,275.11
|
$96.32
€89.85
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Greece or Thailand. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.