Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 48.1% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Washington, you would:
pay 71.5% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.96
|
$2.08
฿74.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.22
|
$5.66
฿202.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
|
$0.67
฿23.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
|
$0.35
฿12.67
|
|
pay 37.0% less for groceries
Washington
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$1.48
฿53.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
|
$7.99
฿286.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
|
$6.46
฿231.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.62
|
$1.75
฿62.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.40
|
$1.07
฿38.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.20
฿43.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.50
฿18.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.79
฿28.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.59
฿21.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.62
฿22.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.46
฿16.46
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
Washington
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
|
$4.57
฿163.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.93
|
$24.32
฿870.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,741.28
|
$31,287.73
฿1,120,448.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.12
|
$9.68
฿346.71
|
|
pay 76.0% less for housing
Washington
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.08
|
$17.10
฿612.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.40
|
$290.79
฿10,413.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,418.32
|
$207.49
฿7,430.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.00
|
$49.43
฿1,770.13
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
Washington
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,309.82
|
$334.45
฿11,977.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,297.89
|
$9,908.05
฿354,818.33
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
|
$1.90
฿67.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$1.94
฿69.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.93
|
$3.61
฿129.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.29
|
$47.07
฿1,685.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$5.63
฿201.70
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Washington
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.56
|
$40.39
฿1,446.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
|
$27.03
฿967.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.20
|
$82.02
฿2,937.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.25
|
$65.30
฿2,338.33
|
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