Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 2.1 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.58
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.56
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.02
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿237.57
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.31
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.55
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.13
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.70
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.71
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.91
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Thailand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.08
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿356.19
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Thailand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
?? |
pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿69.84
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.54
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿207.21
|
?? | |
pay 8.4% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
?? | |
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