Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.7 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB74.78
|
$17.10
€15.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB183.16
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB20.87
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.57
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 66.3% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB45.58
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB263.98
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB198.64
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB63.61
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB35.56
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB39.44
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.00
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.17
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB20.96
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.22
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.07
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Thailand
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB140.61
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB732.29
|
$118.73
€109.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB814,426.89
|
$36,966.92
€34,000.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB305.90
|
$18.66
€17.16
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB524.02
|
$49.22
€45.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,019.30
|
$1,390.35
€1,278.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB6,930.63
|
$1,168.86
€1,075.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,600.45
|
$162.61
€149.56
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Thailand
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB10,902.37
|
$1,101.52
€1,013.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB342,726.93
|
$7,468.96
€6,869.57
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB62.05
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB59.98
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB116.49
|
$16.48
€15.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,545.95
|
$58.33
€53.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB180.59
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 66.7% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,131.62
|
$84.67
€77.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB884.45
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,516.77
|
$91.93
€84.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,053.33
|
$90.97
€83.67
|
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