Cost of living comparison
North Carolina is 2.8 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in North Carolina instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
North Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB75.30
|
$17.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB184.44
|
$10.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB21.02
|
$2.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.65
|
$1.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
North Carolina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB45.90
|
$3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB265.82
|
$5.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB200.03
|
$3.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB64.05
|
$3.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB35.80
|
$4.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB39.71
|
$2.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.12
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.35
|
$2.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB21.11
|
$2.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.37
|
$1.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.18
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 73.8% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
North Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB141.60
|
$3.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB737.41
|
$60.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB820,128.65
|
$32,489.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB308.05
|
$19.79
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
North Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB527.68
|
$68.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,110.45
|
$1,572.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB6,979.15
|
$1,313.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,611.65
|
$126.22
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
North Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB10,978.70
|
$1,363.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB345,126.34
|
$23,664.79
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
North Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB62.48
|
$5.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB60.40
|
$4.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB117.30
|
$7.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,556.77
|
$49.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB181.86
|
$12.84
|
|
pay 46.2% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
North Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,139.54
|
$47.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB890.64
|
$41.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,534.39
|
$93.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,067.71
|
$103.94
|
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