Cost of living comparison
United States is 2.2 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in United States instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.21
฿74.99
|
$14.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.98
฿202.89
|
$7.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
฿23.34
|
$1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
฿12.63
|
$1.53
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
฿44.43
|
$2.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.71
฿329.22
|
$5.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
฿224.88
|
$3.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
฿54.39
|
$2.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.06
฿36.02
|
$4.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
฿42.83
|
$2.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿20.10
|
$0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
฿27.62
|
$1.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
฿19.04
|
$1.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
฿19.54
|
$1.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿15.60
|
$1.25
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
฿120.71
|
$2.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.43
฿964.27
|
$63.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,702.53
฿1,177,109.81
|
$23,189.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.32
฿248.37
|
$16.83
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.36
฿792.30
|
$67.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.17
฿11,945.55
|
$1,225.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.20
฿7,367.48
|
$1,034.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
฿1,675.84
|
$128.68
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$300.23
฿10,183.83
|
$891.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,019.95
฿373,796.85
|
$15,195.09
|
|
pay 79.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
฿73.03
|
$4.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
฿65.42
|
$4.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
฿135.74
|
$7.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.03
฿1,662.98
|
$39.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
฿202.13
|
$11.58
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.36
฿1,809.92
|
$43.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.59
฿901.84
|
$35.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.73
฿3,043.52
|
$75.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.24
฿2,518.30
|
$95.31
|
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