Cost of living comparison
Italy is 96.1% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Italy instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿73.62
|
$15.74
€14.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿200.01
|
$9.09
€8.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿23.61
|
$2.45
€2.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.51
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 56.0% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿52.46
|
$1.86
€1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿282.65
|
$7.20
€6.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿228.38
|
$4.88
€4.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿61.77
|
$3.14
€2.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿37.87
|
$4.47
€4.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿42.60
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿17.83
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.01
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿20.86
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿21.84
|
$0.65
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.26
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
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pay 52.2% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿161.58
|
$8.02
€7.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿860.03
|
$38.40
€35.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,106,576.03
|
$25,887.08
€23,649.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿342.42
|
$18.65
€17.04
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿604.77
|
$30.75
€28.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,284.65
|
$608.10
€555.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,338.32
|
$488.80
€446.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,748.21
|
$151.72
€138.60
|
|
pay 17.1% more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿11,828.87
|
$459.30
€419.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿350,425.26
|
$9,604.44
€8,774.13
|
|
pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿67.14
|
$4.83
€4.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿68.77
|
$1.60
€1.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿127.79
|
$6.30
€5.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,664.62
|
$51.79
€47.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿199.20
|
$9.32
€8.52
|
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pay 54.8% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,428.54
|
$80.37
€73.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿955.98
|
$36.54
€33.38
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,900.89
|
$89.56
€81.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,309.38
|
$114.84
€104.91
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