Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 28.0% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Greece, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.65
|
$2.26
THB82.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.31
|
$5.53
THB202.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$0.63
THB23.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.35
THB12.78
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
Greece
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.38
THB50.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.01
|
$7.97
THB291.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.58
|
$6.00
THB219.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.77
|
$1.92
THB70.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.94
|
$1.07
THB39.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.19
THB43.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.48
THB17.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.79
THB28.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.63
THB23.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.64
THB23.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.45
THB16.65
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Greece
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.20
|
$4.25
THB155.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.01
|
$22.11
THB808.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,618.20
|
$24,588.11
THB899,720.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.50
|
$9.24
THB337.94
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
Greece
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.25
|
$15.82
THB578.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€487.74
|
$393.06
THB14,382.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€374.60
|
$209.24
THB7,656.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.39
|
$48.32
THB1,768.06
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
Greece
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€323.32
|
$329.15
THB12,044.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,137.53
|
$10,347.16
THB378,620.30
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.90
|
$1.87
THB68.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.24
|
$1.81
THB66.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
$3.52
THB128.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.89
|
$46.67
THB1,707.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.23
|
$5.45
THB199.51
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
Greece
|
Thailand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.25
|
$34.16
THB1,250.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.91
|
$26.70
THB977.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.99
|
$75.98
THB2,780.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.79
|
$61.99
THB2,268.37
|
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