Cost of living comparison
Liverpool is 2.6 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Liverpool instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Liverpool
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.61
|
$20.12
£15.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.34
|
$8.70
£6.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.06
|
$1.88
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.78
|
$1.18
£0.93
|
|
pay 48.1% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Liverpool
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.35
|
$1.45
£1.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.62
|
$4.43
£3.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.44
|
$5.13
£4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.27
|
$3.37
£2.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.28
|
$3.71
£2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.57
|
$1.24
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.68
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.91
|
$1.20
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.16
|
$1.54
£1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.44
|
$0.72
£0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.65
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Thailand
|
Liverpool
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.34
|
$7.39
£5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.98
|
$85.51
£67.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB899,720.82
|
$35,345.60
£27,739.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.94
|
$13.17
£10.33
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Liverpool
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.89
|
$39.10
£30.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,382.80
|
$1,046.81
£821.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,656.47
|
$707.07
£554.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,768.06
|
$307.66
£241.46
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Thailand
|
Liverpool
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,044.16
|
$1,219.18
£956.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,620.30
|
$7,836.36
£6,150.02
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Liverpool
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.54
|
$6.09
£4.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.26
|
$4.01
£3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.69
|
$17.78
£13.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,707.85
|
$35.08
£27.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.51
|
$12.61
£9.90
|
|
pay 62.6% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Liverpool
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,250.13
|
$77.78
£61.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB977.08
|
$43.83
£34.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,780.35
|
$88.29
£69.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,268.37
|
$88.29
£69.29
|
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