Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of American Samoa, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
American Samoa
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Thailand
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.33
THB80.41
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.02
THB207.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.70
THB24.29
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.38
THB13.08
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
American Samoa
|
Thailand
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.40
THB48.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.16
THB281.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.68
THB230.39
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.05
THB70.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
THB44.47
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
THB42.42
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
THB17.94
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
THB28.10
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
THB22.70
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
THB23.86
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
THB18.46
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
American Samoa
|
Thailand
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.47
THB153.97
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.43
THB876.58
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,362.48
THB1,080,943.73
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.67
THB333.15
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
American Samoa
|
Thailand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.13
THB590.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$389.22
THB13,414.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$225.23
THB7,762.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$55.17
THB1,901.63
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
American Samoa
|
Thailand
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$341.66
THB11,775.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,344.18
THB356,523.92
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
American Samoa
|
Thailand
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.20
THB75.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.90
THB65.47
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.85
THB132.60
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$48.79
THB1,681.66
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.42
THB186.84
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
American Samoa
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$38.62
THB1,331.01
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.36
THB1,011.94
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.78
THB2,853.16
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$65.55
THB2,259.41
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