Cost of living comparison
India is 43.9% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in India instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Thailand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.85
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.94
|
$3.94
₹328.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.13
|
$0.39
₹32.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.82
|
$0.17
₹14.24
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
Thailand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
$0.46
₹38.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB292.49
|
$2.56
₹213.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.10
|
$2.56
₹213.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.48
|
$0.93
₹77.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.40
|
$1.36
₹113.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.70
|
$0.85
₹71.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.73
|
$0.31
₹26.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.99
|
$0.47
₹39.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.23
|
$0.23
₹19.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.51
|
$0.16
₹13.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.70
|
$0.17
₹14.38
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
Thailand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.80
|
$4.69
₹390.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB811.38
|
$10.04
₹837.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB902,393.77
|
$13,372.81
₹1,114,859.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB338.95
|
$2.97
₹247.66
|
|
pay 53.8% less for housing
Thailand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB580.61
|
$7.66
₹638.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,425.53
|
$136.15
₹11,350.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,679.21
|
$88.97
₹7,416.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,773.32
|
$28.75
₹2,396.80
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
Thailand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,079.94
|
$58.47
₹4,874.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB379,745.13
|
$1,644.63
₹137,108.61
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.75
|
$1.84
₹153.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.46
|
$1.59
₹132.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.07
|
$3.63
₹302.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,712.93
|
$16.08
₹1,340.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.10
|
$3.38
₹281.66
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Thailand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,253.85
|
$23.53
₹1,961.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB979.98
|
$24.73
₹2,061.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,788.61
|
$41.02
₹3,419.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,275.11
|
$30.71
₹2,560.45
|
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