Cost of living comparison
Wisconsin is 2.4 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Wisconsin instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿75.27
|
$14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
$8.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.14
|
$2.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.79
|
$1.59
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
$2.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿288.99
|
$5.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿233.50
|
$3.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
$3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.72
|
$4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.56
|
$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.23
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.63
|
$2.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.33
|
$1.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.33
|
$1.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.62
|
$1.08
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿165.21
|
$3.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿879.32
|
$45.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
$23,745.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿350.10
|
$19.79
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
$70.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
$1,136.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
$954.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
$131.99
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Thailand
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
$1,248.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
$13,317.27
|
|
pay 92.8% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿68.65
|
$4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿70.31
|
$4.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
$9.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
$37.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿203.67
|
$11.75
|
|
pay 27.3% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
$44.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
$33.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
$82.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
$113.81
|
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