Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 2.9 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Netherlands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB76.37
|
$18.20
€16.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB187.07
|
$12.30
€11.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB21.32
|
$2.89
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.82
|
$2.27
€2.09
|
|
pay 86.9% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB46.55
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB269.61
|
$5.99
€5.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB202.88
|
$4.48
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB64.97
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB36.31
|
$6.79
€6.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.28
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.35
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.72
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB21.41
|
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.67
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.39
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Thailand
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.61
|
$7.89
€7.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB747.92
|
$101.29
€93.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB831,813.32
|
$31,181.31
€28,673.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB312.43
|
$21.94
€20.17
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB535.20
|
$44.30
€40.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,297.24
|
$1,236.68
€1,137.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,078.59
|
$1,025.88
€943.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,634.62
|
$184.21
€169.40
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Thailand
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,135.11
|
$1,723.24
€1,584.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB350,043.48
|
$8,079.32
€7,429.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB63.37
|
$5.45
€5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB61.26
|
$3.52
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB118.98
|
$9.25
€8.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,578.95
|
$37.91
€34.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB184.45
|
$13.57
€12.48
|
|
pay 69.0% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,155.78
|
$82.68
€76.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB903.33
|
$34.20
€31.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,570.50
|
$90.93
€83.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,097.17
|
$115.33
€106.05
|
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