Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 3.0 times more expensive than Thailand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.9 times more in Virginia
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Virginia
- Transportation
-
pay 66.6% more in Virginia
- Housing
-
pay 4.5 times more in Virginia
- Childcare
-
pay 3.8 times more in Virginia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3 times more in Virginia
- Clothing
-
pay 45.8% more in Virginia
The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Virginia are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, restaurants, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Virginia.
If you lived in Virginia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB80.24
|
$20.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB207.04
|
$11.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.23
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.05
|
$2.04
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.12
|
$3.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB280.70
|
$6.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB229.88
|
$3.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB70.37
|
$3.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.38
|
$5.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.33
|
$2.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.90
|
$0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.03
|
$2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.65
|
$2.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.81
|
$1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.42
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 66.6% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB153.63
|
$3.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB874.65
|
$79.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,078,567.42
|
$32,788.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB332.41
|
$16.99
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB589.26
|
$69.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,385.42
|
$1,832.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,745.90
|
$1,500.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,897.45
|
$145.31
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,749.76
|
$1,614.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB355,740.16
|
$28,849.72
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.65
|
$6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB65.32
|
$5.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB132.31
|
$9.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,677.96
|
$58.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB186.43
|
$14.24
|
|
pay 45.8% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,328.08
|
$53.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,009.71
|
$41.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,846.89
|
$92.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,254.44
|
$126.91
|
|
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