Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 13.5% cheaper than Valparaiso.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Valparaiso, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
Valparaiso
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$2.26
THB82.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.20
CLF0.2800
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$0.63
THB23.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.35
THB12.77
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
Valparaiso
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$7.97
THB291.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.60
CLF0.1600
|
$6.00
THB219.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$1.07
THB39.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$1.19
THB43.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CLF0.0200
|
$0.48
THB17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
CLF0.0200
|
$0.79
THB28.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.63
THB23.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CLF0.0200
|
$0.64
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.45
THB16.63
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
Valparaiso
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$4.25
THB155.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.67
CLF1.8500
|
$22.11
THB808.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,280.24
CLF516.3700
|
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$9.24
THB337.60
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
Valparaiso
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$437.36
CLF14.7800
|
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$382.69
CLF12.9300
|
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.95
CLF3.6800
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
|
pay 35.2% more for childcare
Valparaiso
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,466.99
CLF184.7500
|
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
Valparaiso
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$1.87
THB68.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
CLF0.1000
|
$1.81
THB66.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
CLF0.1700
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.05
CLF0.8100
|
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$5.45
THB199.30
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Valparaiso
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.11
CLF1.6300
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.87
CLF2.1200
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
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