Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 41.2% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Thailand instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
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United Kingdom
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.45
|
$2.08
฿72.55
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.88
|
$5.66
฿197.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.45
|
$0.67
฿23.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.07
|
$0.35
฿12.33
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£0.98
|
$1.48
฿51.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.84
|
$7.99
฿278.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.68
|
$6.46
฿225.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.03
|
$1.75
฿60.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.49
|
$1.07
฿37.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.83
|
$1.20
฿41.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.50
฿17.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.78
|
$0.79
฿27.60
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.92
|
$0.59
฿20.56
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.62
฿21.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.45
|
$0.46
฿16.02
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pay 32.2% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.76
|
$4.57
฿159.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£72.16
|
$24.32
฿847.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,069.48
|
$31,287.73
฿1,090,454.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.83
|
$9.68
฿337.43
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£29.71
|
$17.10
฿595.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£829.23
|
$290.79
฿10,134.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£658.46
|
$207.49
฿7,231.40
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£144.34
|
$49.43
฿1,722.74
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£934.19
|
$334.45
฿11,656.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,033.89
|
$9,908.05
฿345,319.82
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.90
|
$1.90
฿66.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.83
|
$1.94
฿67.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.67
|
$3.61
฿125.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£32.90
|
$47.07
฿1,640.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.43
|
$5.63
฿196.30
|
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pay 22.5% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Thailand
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.07
|
$40.39
฿1,407.73
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£29.92
|
$27.03
฿942.05
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£62.61
|
$82.02
฿2,858.62
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£63.65
|
$65.30
฿2,275.74
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