Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 22.4% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL26.70
|
$2.33
THB79.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL21.50
|
$6.02
THB206.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.26
|
$0.70
THB24.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.18
|
$0.38
THB12.99
|
|
pay 44.1% more for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.64
|
$1.40
THB47.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.86
|
$8.16
THB279.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.31
|
$6.68
THB228.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.26
|
$2.05
THB70.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.13
|
$1.29
THB44.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.45
|
$1.23
THB42.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.02
|
$0.52
THB17.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.94
|
$0.82
THB27.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.85
|
$0.66
THB22.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.78
|
$0.69
THB23.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.89
|
$0.54
THB18.33
|
|
pay 51.1% more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.19
|
$4.47
THB152.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL36.40
|
$25.43
THB870.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL55,800.00
|
$31,362.48
THB1,073,464.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.25
|
$9.67
THB330.84
|
|
pay 9.3% less for housing
|
Georgia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL43.00
|
$17.13
THB586.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,284.57
|
$389.22
THB13,322.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL880.77
|
$225.23
THB7,709.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL146.91
|
$55.17
THB1,888.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL543.33
|
$341.66
THB11,694.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,445.50
|
$10,344.18
THB354,057.17
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.20
|
$2.20
THB75.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.67
|
$1.90
THB65.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL7.95
|
$3.85
THB131.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL108.19
|
$48.79
THB1,670.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.20
|
$5.42
THB185.55
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL168.68
|
$38.62
THB1,321.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL112.43
|
$29.36
THB1,004.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL272.15
|
$82.78
THB2,833.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL281.03
|
$65.55
THB2,243.78
|
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