Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 19.8% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 29.8% less for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$31.00
|
$2.33
THB79.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$36.43
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$6.00
|
$0.70
THB24.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.67
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 35.4% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$8.26
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$24.20
|
$8.16
THB278.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$20.94
|
$6.68
THB228.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$11.38
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$9.28
|
$1.29
THB44.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.94
|
$1.23
THB42.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.21
|
$0.52
THB17.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.76
|
$0.82
THB27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.84
|
$0.66
THB22.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.97
|
$0.69
THB23.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.80
|
$0.54
THB18.27
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$22.31
|
$4.47
THB152.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$240.26
|
$25.43
THB867.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$117,242.39
|
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$44.98
|
$9.67
THB329.79
|
|
pay 14.2% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$108.27
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,741.22
|
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,219.41
|
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$300.14
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
|
pay 43.6% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,576.50
|
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$40,525.97
|
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
|
pay 55.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$2.20
THB75.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$1.90
THB64.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.82
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$132.99
|
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$35.53
|
$5.42
THB184.95
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$262.48
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$241.44
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$425.35
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$344.45
|
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
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