Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 16.1% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
COP20,007.27
|
$2.26
THB75.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
COP29,031.43
|
$5.53
THB186.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
COP3,490.17
|
$0.63
THB21.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
COP2,740.80
|
$0.35
THB11.75
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
COP5,984.80
|
$1.38
THB46.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
COP10,199.03
|
$7.97
THB268.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
COP18,010.19
|
$6.00
THB201.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
COP9,321.51
|
$1.92
THB64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
COP10,010.36
|
$1.07
THB36.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
COP4,888.38
|
$1.19
THB40.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,002.57
|
$0.48
THB16.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
COP2,471.50
|
$0.79
THB26.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,333.50
|
$0.63
THB21.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,341.48
|
$0.64
THB21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
COP2,129.45
|
$0.45
THB15.30
|
|
pay 6.0% less for transportation
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
COP14,452.33
|
$4.25
THB142.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.05
COP151,800.90
|
$22.11
THB743.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,262.76
COP83,435,983.90
|
$24,588.11
THB827,039.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.84
COP68,620.36
|
$9.24
THB310.64
|
|
pay 8.5% less for housing
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.33
COP105,399.41
|
$15.82
THB532.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.86
COP1,220,887.72
|
$393.06
THB13,220.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.38
COP954,560.28
|
$209.24
THB7,037.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.51
COP314,087.65
|
$48.32
THB1,625.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.82
COP800,544.42
|
$329.15
THB11,071.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,560.16
COP19,752,192.88
|
$10,347.16
THB348,034.45
|
|
pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
COP5,037.82
|
$1.87
THB63.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
COP6,507.97
|
$1.81
THB60.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
COP9,975.62
|
$3.52
THB118.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
COP102,018.43
|
$46.67
THB1,569.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
COP17,336.81
|
$5.45
THB183.39
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
COP239,395.04
|
$34.16
THB1,149.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
COP168,588.75
|
$26.70
THB898.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
COP348,829.93
|
$75.98
THB2,555.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.84
COP306,847.42
|
$61.99
THB2,085.13
|
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