Cost of living comparison
London is 3.8 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in London instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.50
|
$25.83
£20.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.13
|
$10.33
£8.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.01
|
$2.46
£1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.93
|
$1.85
£1.45
|
|
pay 64.5% more for groceries
Thailand
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.68
|
$2.07
£1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.12
|
$5.65
£4.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB227.77
|
$6.31
£4.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.72
|
$4.45
£3.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB43.97
|
$4.26
£3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB41.94
|
$1.56
£1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.74
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.78
|
$1.44
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.44
|
$1.79
£1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.59
|
$0.69
£0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.25
|
$0.70
£0.55
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Thailand
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.22
|
$7.39
£5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB866.60
|
$258.31
£202.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,068,647.41
|
$36,531.14
£28,663.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.36
|
$35.26
£27.66
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Thailand
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB583.84
|
$41.63
£32.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,262.31
|
$2,834.46
£2,223.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,674.66
|
$2,063.73
£1,619.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,880.00
|
$263.90
£207.06
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Thailand
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,641.69
|
$2,333.60
£1,830.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB352,468.27
|
$27,892.30
£21,884.89
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB74.95
|
$8.27
£6.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.72
|
$4.80
£3.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.09
|
$19.76
£15.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,662.53
|
$65.66
£51.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB184.71
|
$16.14
£12.67
|
|
pay 92.1% more for clothing
Thailand
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,315.87
|
$96.94
£76.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,000.43
|
$50.55
£39.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,820.70
|
$114.87
£90.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,233.71
|
$135.36
£106.21
|
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