Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 49.7% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.00
|
$2.08
฿75.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.68
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.31
|
$0.67
฿24.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.88
|
$0.35
฿12.79
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Thailand
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.45
|
$7.99
฿288.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.27
|
$6.46
฿233.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.76
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$7.99
|
$1.07
฿38.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.35
|
$1.20
฿43.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
$0.50
฿18.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.37
|
$0.79
฿28.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.37
|
$0.59
฿21.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
$0.62
฿22.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
$0.46
฿16.62
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.61
|
$4.57
฿165.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$159.21
|
$24.32
฿879.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,513.44
|
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.17
|
$9.68
฿350.10
|
|
pay 75.0% less for housing
Wellington
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$95.94
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,652.18
|
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,334.35
|
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$222.12
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
|
pay 40.8% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,390.33
|
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,077.14
|
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.50
|
$1.90
฿68.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.67
|
$1.94
฿70.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$39.72
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$68.98
|
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$20.91
|
$5.63
฿203.67
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$131.06
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$78.59
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$179.35
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$211.93
|
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
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