Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 52.4% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Thailand instead of United States, you would:
pay 72.7% less for restaurants
United States
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$2.26
THB75.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$5.53
THB186.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.63
THB21.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.35
THB11.75
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
United States
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.38
THB46.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$7.97
THB268.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$6.00
THB201.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$1.92
THB64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$1.07
THB36.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.19
THB40.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.48
THB16.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.79
THB26.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.63
THB21.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.64
THB21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.45
THB15.30
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
United States
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.25
THB142.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$22.11
THB743.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$24,588.11
THB827,039.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$9.24
THB310.64
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
United States
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$15.82
THB532.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$393.06
THB13,220.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$209.24
THB7,037.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$48.32
THB1,625.24
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
United States
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$329.15
THB11,071.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$10,347.16
THB348,034.45
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$1.87
THB63.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$1.81
THB60.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$3.52
THB118.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$46.67
THB1,569.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$5.45
THB183.39
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
United States
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$34.16
THB1,149.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$26.70
THB898.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$75.98
THB2,555.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$61.99
THB2,085.13
|
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