Cost of living comparison
Greece is 62.3% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Greece instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.81
฿64.93
|
$11.58
€11.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
฿205.36
|
$7.08
€6.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
฿23.01
|
$1.87
€1.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.51
|
$0.65
€0.64
|
|
pay 26.3% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
฿48.22
|
$0.97
€0.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.53
฿270.71
|
$4.56
€4.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
฿225.43
|
$5.03
€4.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
฿55.84
|
$3.33
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.98
฿35.05
|
$3.34
€3.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
฿38.99
|
$0.79
€0.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
฿18.86
|
$0.80
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
฿27.81
|
$0.58
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
฿19.93
|
$0.73
€0.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
฿19.10
|
$0.46
€0.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
฿14.84
|
$0.41
€0.40
|
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pay 45.0% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
฿166.86
|
$8.41
€8.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.16
฿832.34
|
$36.15
€35.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,407.71
฿1,200,658.11
|
$19,836.21
€19,472.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.73
฿242.01
|
$12.35
€12.12
|
|
pay 97.7% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.03
฿683.94
|
$33.91
€33.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.36
฿10,399.31
|
$377.49
€370.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.40
฿6,555.43
|
$296.91
€291.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.42
฿1,560.34
|
$138.63
€136.09
|
|
pay 30.1% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$382.69
฿13,753.65
|
$323.64
€317.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,907.98
฿392,028.01
|
$6,014.67
€5,904.41
|
|
pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
฿68.88
|
$3.93
€3.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
฿61.67
|
$3.06
€3.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
฿126.37
|
$4.73
€4.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
฿1,612.18
|
$41.50
€40.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.07
฿182.07
|
$8.16
€8.01
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.03
฿1,654.36
|
$70.87
€69.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
฿1,007.97
|
$32.81
€32.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.52
฿2,822.09
|
$73.51
€72.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.24
฿2,308.63
|
$94.08
€92.35
|
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