Cost of living comparison
Krabi is 3.1% more expensive than Thailand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.7% more in Krabi
- Groceries
-
pay 28.9% more in Krabi
- Transportation
-
pay 0.8% more in Krabi
- Housing
-
pay 28.6% more in Krabi
- Childcare
-
pay 40.3% less in Krabi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.2% less in Krabi
The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Krabi are more expensive than in Thailand. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Krabi.
If you lived in Krabi instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Krabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB75.56
|
$2.91
THB94.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB194.96
|
$5.68
THB183.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB22.82
|
$0.74
THB23.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.29
|
$0.48
THB15.56
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Krabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB45.31
|
$2.80
THB90.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB264.33
|
$17.11
THB554.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB216.47
|
$8.27
THB267.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB66.27
|
$2.38
THB76.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB41.79
|
$1.19
THB38.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB39.86
|
$1.03
THB33.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB16.86
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB26.40
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB21.32
|
$0.86
THB27.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB22.42
|
$0.65
THB20.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB17.34
|
$0.59
THB19.25
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Krabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB144.67
|
$4.50
THB145.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB823.64
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,015,660.69
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB313.03
|
?? | |
pay 28.6% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Krabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB554.89
|
$29.13
THB943.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB12,604.72
|
$538.89
THB17,451.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,294.13
|
$349.55
THB11,319.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,786.79
|
$27.84
THB901.71
|
|
pay 40.3% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Krabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,064.46
|
$203.90
THB6,603.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB334,991.85
|
?? | |
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Krabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB71.24
|
$1.75
THB56.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB61.51
|
$2.50
THB80.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB124.59
|
$2.04
THB66.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,580.09
|
$29.13
THB943.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB175.55
|
$6.26
THB202.82
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Krabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,250.62
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB950.82
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,680.85
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,122.96
|
?? |
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