Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.2 times more expensive than Varanasi.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Varanasi, you would:
pay 75.7% more for restaurants
Varanasi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹199.55
|
$2.26
THB81.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.58
₹298.32
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₹28.93
|
$0.63
THB22.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
₹10.68
|
$0.35
THB12.62
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Varanasi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
₹32.93
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
₹155.36
|
$7.97
THB288.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹212.92
|
$6.00
THB216.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.98
₹81.81
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.17
₹97.75
|
$1.07
THB38.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
₹64.87
|
$1.19
THB43.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.04
|
$0.48
THB17.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
₹31.00
|
$0.79
THB28.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹14.71
|
$0.63
THB22.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹10.96
|
$0.64
THB23.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
₹9.62
|
$0.45
THB16.44
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Varanasi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹386.33
|
$4.25
THB153.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.78
₹897.96
|
$22.11
THB798.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,373.03
₹1,197,281.31
|
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.17
₹97.78
|
$9.24
THB333.77
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Varanasi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.69
₹473.92
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$95.82
₹7,981.88
|
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.64
₹7,383.81
|
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.99
₹915.57
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Varanasi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.87
₹5,570.68
|
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$958.20
₹79,818.75
|
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
|
pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports
Varanasi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹149.66
|
$1.87
THB67.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
₹128.04
|
$1.81
THB65.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
₹249.43
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.78
₹1,064.25
|
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.99
₹249.43
|
$5.45
THB197.04
|
|
pay 57.6% more for clothing
Varanasi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.96
₹1,995.47
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.79
₹2,231.30
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.92
₹3,492.07
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.94
₹2,494.34
|
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
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