Cost of living comparison
Tallahassee is 2.4 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Tallahassee instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Tallahassee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB83.00
|
$14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB203.30
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.17
|
$2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.84
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
Tallahassee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.59
|
$3.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB293.00
|
$6.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.48
|
$4.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.60
|
$2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.47
|
$5.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.78
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.76
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.04
|
$1.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.27
|
$2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.55
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.73
|
$1.61
|
|
pay 60.1% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Tallahassee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB156.07
|
$3.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB812.80
|
$38.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB903,975.57
|
$32,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB339.54
|
$23.88
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Tallahassee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB581.63
|
$49.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,450.81
|
$1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,692.67
|
$1,150.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,776.42
|
$125.20
|
|
pay 76.4% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Tallahassee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,101.12
|
$950.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB380,410.78
|
$6,650.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Tallahassee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.87
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.57
|
$4.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.30
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,715.93
|
$27.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.45
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 45.8% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Tallahassee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,256.04
|
$59.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB981.70
|
$35.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,793.50
|
$89.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,279.10
|
$100.00
|
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