Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 20.3% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Japan, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,037
|
$2.26
THB82.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥774
|
$5.53
THB202.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥159
|
$0.63
THB23.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥125
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 28.2% less for groceries
Japan
|
Thailand
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥221
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥872
|
$7.97
THB292.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥809
|
$6.00
THB220.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥313
|
$1.92
THB70.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥407
|
$1.07
THB39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥303
|
$1.19
THB43.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥174
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥278
|
$0.79
THB28.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥284
|
$0.63
THB23.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥175
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥142
|
$0.45
THB16.69
|
|
pay 27.3% less for transportation
Japan
|
Thailand
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥657
|
$4.25
THB155.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,544
|
$22.11
THB811.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,375,403
|
$24,588.11
THB902,235.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,847
|
$9.24
THB338.89
|
|
pay 40.2% less for housing
Japan
|
Thailand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,268
|
$15.82
THB580.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥75,647
|
$393.06
THB14,422.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,643
|
$209.24
THB7,677.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,847
|
$48.32
THB1,773.00
|
|
pay 16.3% more for childcare
Japan
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,878
|
$329.15
THB12,077.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,701,233
|
$10,347.16
THB379,678.45
|
|
pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Thailand
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥410
|
$1.87
THB68.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥432
|
$1.81
THB66.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥608
|
$3.52
THB129.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,741
|
$46.67
THB1,712.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,821
|
$5.45
THB200.06
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
Japan
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,085
|
$34.16
THB1,253.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,087
|
$26.70
THB979.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,342
|
$75.98
THB2,788.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,457
|
$61.99
THB2,274.71
|
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