Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 39.8% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,146
|
$2.08
฿75.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥802
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥196
|
$0.67
฿24.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥133
|
$0.35
฿12.79
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥240
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,078
|
$7.99
฿288.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥826
|
$6.46
฿233.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥309
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥576
|
$1.07
฿38.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥500
|
$1.20
฿43.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥230
|
$0.50
฿18.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥504
|
$0.79
฿28.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥342
|
$0.59
฿21.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥347
|
$0.62
฿22.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥270
|
$0.46
฿16.62
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥722
|
$4.57
฿165.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,457
|
$24.32
฿879.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,265,377
|
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,354
|
$9.68
฿350.10
|
|
pay 64.7% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,300
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥170,884
|
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥101,679
|
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,041
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥93,296
|
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,577,929
|
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥630
|
$1.90
฿68.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥537
|
$1.94
฿70.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥687
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,024
|
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,062
|
$5.63
฿203.67
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,595
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,071
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥9,908
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,702
|
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
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