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Vermont vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Vermont is 2.6 times more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.5 times more in Vermont
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Vermont
Transportation
pay 44.8% more in Vermont
Housing
pay 3.6 times more in Vermont
Childcare
pay 3.2 times more in Vermont
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Vermont
Clothing
pay 30.5% more in Vermont

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Vermont are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, restaurants, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Vermont.

Vermont vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vermont instead of Thailand, you would:

pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

 
Thailand
Vermont
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.67
THB85.43
$20.33
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.99
THB223.63
$11.50
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.73
THB23.49
$2.35
 

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Thailand
Vermont
Bread
1 loaf
$1.41
THB45.03
$3.65
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.88
THB252.05
$8.44
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.17
THB229.11
$3.87
 

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pay 44.8% more for transportation

 
Thailand
Vermont
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
THB154.50
$3.24
 
Monthly public transit pass $28.12
THB899.09
$50.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,471.21
THB974,258.89
$29,000.00
 

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

 
Thailand
Vermont
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$18.52
THB592.20
$64.83
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $414.60
THB13,256.12
$1,477.78
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $266.86
THB8,532.32
$1,312.50
 

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

 
Thailand
Vermont
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $359.13
THB11,482.48
$1,499.44
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,104.31
THB355,039.19
$24,000.00
 

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Thailand
Vermont
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.15
THB68.88
$6.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.97
THB63.01
$4.46
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.31
THB137.94
$11.46
 

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pay 30.5% more for clothing

 
Thailand
Vermont
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$37.08
THB1,185.58
$50.06
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.48
THB942.56
$31.33
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.15
THB2,914.34
$75.67
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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