Cost of living comparison
compared to
Samut Prakan vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary
Samut Prakan is 10.8% cheaper than Thailand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.0% less in Samut Prakan
- Groceries
-
pay 18.7% less in Samut Prakan
- Transportation
-
pay 16.9% less in Samut Prakan
- Housing
-
pay 5.6% more in Samut Prakan
- Childcare
-
pay 14.7% less in Samut Prakan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.5% less in Samut Prakan
- Clothing
-
pay 19.1% less in Samut Prakan
Expenses including clothing, groceries, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Samut Prakan.
Samut Prakan vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Samut Prakan instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 1.0% less for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Samut Prakan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.67
THB85.43
|
$3.10
THB99.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
THB223.63
|
$7.74
THB247.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
THB23.49
|
$0.61
THB19.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
THB11.51
|
$0.31
THB9.92
|
|
Thailand vs. Samut Prakan - Cost of restaurants
pay 18.7% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Samut Prakan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
THB45.03
|
$1.00
THB32.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
THB252.05
|
$6.20
THB198.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
THB229.11
|
$5.46
THB174.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
THB66.18
|
$1.86
THB59.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
THB45.15
|
$1.24
THB39.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
THB42.47
|
$0.84
THB26.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB18.95
|
$0.37
THB11.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB28.72
|
$0.81
THB25.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
THB24.08
|
$0.63
THB20.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB22.77
|
$0.79
THB25.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB19.72
|
$0.49
THB15.74
|
|
Thailand vs. Samut Prakan - Cost of groceries
pay 16.9% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Samut Prakan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
THB154.50
|
$4.85
THB155.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.12
THB899.09
|
$31.01
THB991.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,471.21
THB974,258.89
|
$12,405.22
THB396,633.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.53
THB336.66
|
$8.53
THB272.69
|
|
Thailand vs. Samut Prakan - Cost of transportation
pay 5.6% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Samut Prakan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.52
THB592.20
|
$17.56
THB561.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$414.60
THB13,256.12
|
$496.21
THB15,865.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.86
THB8,532.32
|
$263.61
THB8,428.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.46
THB1,933.10
|
$65.89
THB2,106.84
|
|
Thailand vs. Samut Prakan - Cost of housing
pay 14.7% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Samut Prakan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.13
THB11,482.48
|
$387.66
THB12,394.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,104.31
THB355,039.19
|
$6,977.93
THB223,106.19
|
|
Thailand vs. Samut Prakan - Cost of childcare
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Samut Prakan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
THB68.88
|
$1.86
THB59.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
THB63.01
|
$1.34
THB42.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
THB137.94
|
$4.65
THB148.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.45
THB1,709.08
|
$46.52
THB1,487.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.32
THB201.98
|
$6.20
THB198.32
|
|
Thailand vs. Samut Prakan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Samut Prakan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.08
THB1,185.58
|
$16.44
THB525.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.48
THB942.56
|
$34.11
THB1,090.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.15
THB2,914.34
|
$83.74
THB2,677.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.13
THB2,210.16
|
$49.62
THB1,586.53
|
|
Thailand vs. Samut Prakan - Cost of clothing
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