Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.4 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.52
|
$13.88
SCR189.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.54
|
$3.77
SCR51.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.01
|
$2.28
SCR31.06
|
|
pay 81.8% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB293.77
|
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB237.36
|
$7.26
SCR98.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
$2.98
SCR40.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.36
|
$2.56
SCR34.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.28
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.53
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.11
|
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.68
|
$2.94
SCR40.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.70
|
$0.83
SCR11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.89
|
$0.62
SCR8.41
|
|
pay 47.4% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.94
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB893.85
|
$24.06
SCR327.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB355.89
|
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
$913.34
SCR12,448.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
$774.97
SCR10,562.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.91
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
$3,982.14
SCR54,274.11
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.78
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.47
|
$5.06
SCR68.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
$11.60
SCR158.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
$91.48
SCR1,246.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB207.03
|
$10.75
SCR146.57
|
|
pay 74.0% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
$60.26
SCR821.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
$83.50
SCR1,138.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
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