Cost of living comparison
United States is 2.7 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in United States instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿75.59
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.24
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.85
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿290.22
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿234.49
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.88
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.74
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.31
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.75
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.42
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.42
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.69
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 48.2% more for transportation
Thailand
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿165.90
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿883.04
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿351.58
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Thailand
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Thailand
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿68.94
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿70.61
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿204.53
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Thailand
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
$109.59
|
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