Cost of living comparison
Spain is 72.6% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Spain instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿72.31
|
$12.45
€11.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿196.45
|
$8.47
€7.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿23.19
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.29
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 23.5% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿51.53
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿277.62
|
$5.73
€5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿224.31
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿60.67
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿37.19
|
$3.11
€2.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿41.84
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿17.51
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿27.51
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿20.49
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿21.45
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿15.97
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
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pay 33.5% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿158.71
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿844.72
|
$39.84
€37.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,086,881.53
|
$24,357.72
€22,735.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿336.32
|
$14.14
€13.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿594.00
|
$40.62
€37.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,101.60
|
$697.48
€651.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,207.71
|
$570.67
€532.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,717.10
|
$106.79
€99.68
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿11,618.34
|
$342.46
€319.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿344,188.50
|
$7,368.05
€6,877.33
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿65.94
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿67.55
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿125.51
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,635.00
|
$43.33
€40.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿195.65
|
$8.42
€7.86
|
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pay 33.7% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,403.12
|
$73.58
€68.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿938.96
|
$33.02
€30.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,849.26
|
$74.35
€69.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,268.28
|
$91.35
€85.26
|
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