Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 56.2% cheaper than Chicago.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.7% less in Thailand
- Groceries
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pay 40.6% less in Thailand
- Transportation
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pay 23.4% less in Thailand
- Housing
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pay 73.9% less in Thailand
- Childcare
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pay 80.8% less in Thailand
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 61.7% less in Thailand
- Clothing
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pay 38.4% less in Thailand
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Thailand.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Chicago, you would:
pay 74.7% less for restaurants
|
Chicago
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$2.33
THB80.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.34
|
$6.02
THB207.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$0.70
THB24.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.38
THB13.09
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Chicago
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.19
|
$1.40
THB48.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.87
|
$8.16
THB281.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$6.68
THB230.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$2.05
THB70.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$1.29
THB44.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.23
THB42.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
$0.52
THB17.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.82
THB28.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.66
THB22.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.69
THB23.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.54
THB18.48
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
|
Chicago
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.16
|
$4.47
THB154.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$25.43
THB877.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,965.00
|
$31,362.48
THB1,082,079.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.43
|
$9.67
THB333.50
|
|
pay 73.9% less for housing
|
Chicago
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.52
|
$17.13
THB591.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,360.96
|
$389.22
THB13,429.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,512.92
|
$225.23
THB7,771.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.63
|
$55.17
THB1,903.63
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
|
Chicago
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,475.00
|
$341.66
THB11,788.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,300.00
|
$10,344.18
THB356,898.46
|
|
pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chicago
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$2.20
THB75.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
|
$1.90
THB65.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.00
|
$3.85
THB132.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.00
|
$48.79
THB1,683.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$5.42
THB187.03
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
|
Chicago
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.98
|
$38.62
THB1,332.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.67
|
$29.36
THB1,013.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.00
|
$82.78
THB2,856.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.00
|
$65.55
THB2,261.78
|
|
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