Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 29.4% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,587.66
|
$2.33
THB79.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP29,287.96
|
$6.02
THB205.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,470.47
|
$0.70
THB24.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,634.09
|
$0.38
THB12.93
|
|
pay 45.2% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,625.24
|
$1.40
THB47.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,574.51
|
$8.16
THB278.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP17,167.49
|
$6.68
THB227.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,939.44
|
$2.05
THB69.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,682.41
|
$1.29
THB43.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,739.87
|
$1.23
THB41.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP2,011.91
|
$0.52
THB17.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,441.13
|
$0.82
THB27.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,023.50
|
$0.66
THB22.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,213.88
|
$0.69
THB23.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP2,003.54
|
$0.54
THB18.25
|
|
pay 16.7% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,509.68
|
$4.47
THB152.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP151,765.28
|
$25.43
THB866.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP78,042,564.80
|
$31,362.48
THB1,068,647.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP62,362.00
|
$9.67
THB329.36
|
|
pay 0.9% less for housing
|
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP101,193.03
|
$17.13
THB583.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,204,999.60
|
$389.22
THB13,262.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,043,357.39
|
$225.23
THB7,674.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP293,728.22
|
$55.17
THB1,880.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP843,346.71
|
$341.66
THB11,641.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP19,306,130.22
|
$10,344.18
THB352,468.27
|
|
pay 75.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,104.14
|
$2.20
THB74.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,211.60
|
$1.90
THB64.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,256.70
|
$3.85
THB131.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP99,326.45
|
$48.79
THB1,662.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP16,162.60
|
$5.42
THB184.71
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP230,108.27
|
$38.62
THB1,315.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP169,084.95
|
$29.36
THB1,000.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP360,973.40
|
$82.78
THB2,820.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP305,597.51
|
$65.55
THB2,233.71
|
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