Cost of living comparison
Italy is 91.1% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Italy instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.81
฿64.93
|
$14.35
€14.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
฿205.36
|
$8.28
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
฿23.01
|
$2.18
€2.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.51
|
$1.09
€1.07
|
|
pay 51.8% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
฿48.22
|
$1.63
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.53
฿270.71
|
$6.40
€6.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
฿225.43
|
$4.35
€4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
฿55.84
|
$2.89
€2.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.98
฿35.05
|
$4.02
€3.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
฿38.99
|
$0.85
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
฿18.86
|
$0.76
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
฿27.81
|
$0.86
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
฿19.93
|
$1.05
€1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
฿19.10
|
$0.60
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
฿14.84
|
$0.65
€0.64
|
|
pay 65.9% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
฿166.86
|
$8.47
€8.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.16
฿832.34
|
$36.88
€36.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,407.71
฿1,200,658.11
|
$23,486.94
€23,056.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.73
฿242.01
|
$16.94
€16.63
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.03
฿683.94
|
$29.40
€28.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.36
฿10,399.31
|
$560.05
€549.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.40
฿6,555.43
|
$428.17
€420.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.42
฿1,560.34
|
$132.43
€130.01
|
|
pay 0.1% more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$382.69
฿13,753.65
|
$431.71
€423.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,907.98
฿392,028.01
|
$9,518.89
€9,344.38
|
|
pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
฿68.88
|
$4.48
€4.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
฿61.67
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
฿126.37
|
$5.97
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
฿1,612.18
|
$48.62
€47.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.07
฿182.07
|
$8.84
€8.67
|
|
pay 38.6% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.03
฿1,654.36
|
$72.84
€71.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
฿1,007.97
|
$34.55
€33.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.52
฿2,822.09
|
$82.76
€81.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.24
฿2,308.63
|
$107.74
€105.76
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Italy or Thailand. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.