Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 39.7% cheaper than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.8% less in Thailand
- Groceries
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pay 18.9% less in Thailand
- Transportation
-
pay 34.5% less in Thailand
- Housing
-
pay 63.8% less in Thailand
- Childcare
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pay 20.8% less in Thailand
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 34.8% less in Thailand
- Clothing
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pay 34.4% less in Thailand
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and childcare are lower in Thailand.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Germany, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€13.39
|
$2.33
THB78.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.72
|
$6.02
THB202.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.67
|
$0.70
THB23.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.30
|
$0.38
THB12.79
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
Germany
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
$1.40
THB47.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.39
|
$8.16
THB275.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.17
|
$6.68
THB225.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.25
|
$2.05
THB68.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.95
|
$1.29
THB43.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
$1.23
THB41.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.67
|
$0.52
THB17.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.82
THB27.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€2.00
|
$0.66
THB22.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$0.69
THB23.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.54
THB18.06
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
Germany
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.74
|
$4.47
THB150.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€50.48
|
$25.43
THB857.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€27,458.30
|
$31,362.48
THB1,057,425.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€21.94
|
$9.67
THB325.90
|
|
pay 63.8% less for housing
Germany
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€45.96
|
$17.13
THB577.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€753.37
|
$389.22
THB13,123.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€595.98
|
$225.23
THB7,594.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€219.29
|
$55.17
THB1,860.26
|
|
pay 20.8% less for childcare
Germany
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€436.92
|
$341.66
THB11,519.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,732.31
|
$10,344.18
THB348,766.84
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.21
|
$2.20
THB74.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.32
|
$1.90
THB64.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.33
|
$3.85
THB129.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€34.32
|
$48.79
THB1,645.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€12.20
|
$5.42
THB182.77
|
|
pay 34.4% less for clothing
Germany
|
Thailand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€78.48
|
$38.62
THB1,302.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€38.87
|
$29.36
THB989.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€87.30
|
$82.78
THB2,791.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€117.65
|
$65.55
THB2,210.25
|
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