Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 45.3% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 78.5% less for restaurants
|
Denmark
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.33
DKK140.50
|
$2.26
THB75.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.43
DKK85.92
|
$5.53
THB186.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.90
|
$0.63
THB21.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
DKK18.66
|
$0.35
THB11.75
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
|
Denmark
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
DKK19.50
|
$1.38
THB46.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.62
DKK38.87
|
$7.97
THB268.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.75
|
$6.00
THB201.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.30
DKK29.72
|
$1.92
THB64.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
DKK33.68
|
$1.07
THB36.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK8.84
|
$1.19
THB40.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DKK9.30
|
$0.48
THB16.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.66
|
$0.79
THB26.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
$0.63
THB21.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$0.64
THB21.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
DKK5.24
|
$0.45
THB15.30
|
|
pay 55.6% less for transportation
|
Denmark
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.82
|
$4.25
THB142.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.04
DKK560.12
|
$22.11
THB743.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,527.90
DKK293,923.06
|
$24,588.11
THB827,039.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.34
DKK168.21
|
$9.24
THB310.64
|
|
pay 63.5% less for housing
|
Denmark
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.82
DKK233.76
|
$15.82
THB532.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.28
DKK6,795.72
|
$393.06
THB13,220.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.32
DKK4,888.51
|
$209.24
THB7,037.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.10
DKK1,120.33
|
$48.32
THB1,625.24
|
|
pay 11.3% more for childcare
|
Denmark
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$478.97
DKK3,310.33
|
$329.15
THB11,071.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.13
DKK46,444.83
|
$10,347.16
THB348,034.45
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Denmark
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.38
DKK51.04
|
$1.87
THB63.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
DKK37.87
|
$1.81
THB60.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.73
DKK60.32
|
$3.52
THB118.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.46
DKK265.80
|
$46.67
THB1,569.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.97
DKK117.29
|
$5.45
THB183.39
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
|
Denmark
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
DKK640.72
|
$34.16
THB1,149.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.82
DKK261.40
|
$26.70
THB898.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.89
DKK718.00
|
$75.98
THB2,555.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.14
DKK1,003.08
|
$61.99
THB2,085.13
|
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