Cost of living comparison
Italy is 88.5% more expensive than Thailand overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 3.9 times more in Italy
- Groceries
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pay 52.8% more in Italy
- Transportation
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pay 50.6% more in Italy
- Housing
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pay 2.1 times more in Italy
- Childcare
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pay 20.2% more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 51.6% more in Italy
- Clothing
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pay 49.6% more in Italy
The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Italy are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.11
|
$16.15
€15.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB204.13
|
$10.06
€9.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB23.89
|
$2.55
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.87
|
$1.22
€1.18
|
|
pay 52.8% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.44
|
$2.04
€1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB276.77
|
$6.83
€6.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB226.66
|
$5.53
€5.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.38
|
$3.41
€3.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB43.75
|
$5.05
€4.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB41.74
|
$0.97
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.65
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.64
|
$1.04
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.33
|
$1.31
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.47
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.16
|
$0.71
€0.69
|
|
pay 50.6% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB151.48
|
$7.22
€6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB862.38
|
$38.81
€37.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,063,439.89
|
$28,223.13
€27,326.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB327.75
|
$19.13
€18.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB581.00
|
$28.87
€27.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,197.68
|
$656.19
€635.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,637.26
|
$511.91
€495.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,870.84
|
$150.39
€145.61
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,584.96
|
$508.72
€492.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB350,750.69
|
$9,465.55
€9,164.94
|
|
pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB74.59
|
$5.01
€4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.41
|
$1.69
€1.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB130.45
|
$6.20
€6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,654.42
|
$52.12
€50.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB183.81
|
$9.39
€9.09
|
|
pay 49.6% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,309.46
|
$78.41
€75.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB995.55
|
$33.87
€32.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,806.96
|
$86.07
€83.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,222.82
|
$115.43
€111.77
|
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