Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 23.2% cheaper than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.7% less in Thailand
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4% less in Thailand
- Transportation
-
pay 24.2% less in Thailand
- Housing
-
pay 46.2% less in Thailand
- Childcare
-
pay 23.0% more in Thailand
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.2% less in Thailand
- Clothing
-
pay 26.6% less in Thailand
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Thailand.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Greece, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.60
|
$2.33
THB78.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.02
|
$6.02
THB201.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.82
|
$0.70
THB23.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.38
THB12.70
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.17
|
$1.40
THB46.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.54
|
$8.16
THB273.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.28
|
$6.68
THB223.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.54
|
$2.05
THB68.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.72
|
$1.29
THB43.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$1.23
THB41.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.52
THB17.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$0.82
THB27.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.66
THB22.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.45
|
$0.69
THB23.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.54
THB17.93
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.65
|
$4.47
THB149.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€35.39
|
$25.43
THB851.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€24,931.16
|
$31,362.48
THB1,049,796.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.16
|
$9.67
THB323.55
|
|
pay 46.2% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€28.89
|
$17.13
THB573.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€461.67
|
$389.22
THB13,028.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€345.31
|
$225.23
THB7,539.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€154.67
|
$55.17
THB1,846.84
|
|
pay 23.0% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€363.73
|
$341.66
THB11,436.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,575.45
|
$10,344.18
THB346,250.66
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.88
|
$2.20
THB73.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.07
|
$1.90
THB63.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.35
|
$3.85
THB128.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€42.90
|
$48.79
THB1,633.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.76
|
$5.42
THB181.45
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€73.64
|
$38.62
THB1,292.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€33.31
|
$29.36
THB982.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€73.21
|
$82.78
THB2,770.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€82.25
|
$65.55
THB2,194.31
|
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