Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 57.2% cheaper than Hawaii.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Hawaii, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
Hawaii
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$28.00
|
$2.33
THB81.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.92
|
$6.02
THB209.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
|
$0.70
THB24.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$0.38
THB13.20
|
|
pay 63.1% less for groceries
Hawaii
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.91
|
$1.40
THB48.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.61
|
$8.16
THB284.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
|
$6.68
THB232.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.30
|
$2.05
THB71.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.56
|
$1.29
THB44.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
|
$1.23
THB42.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$0.52
THB18.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.56
|
$0.82
THB28.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.94
|
$0.66
THB22.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
|
$0.69
THB24.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.73
|
$0.54
THB18.64
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Hawaii
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
|
$4.47
THB155.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$25.43
THB885.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,845.32
|
$31,362.48
THB1,091,344.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
|
$9.67
THB336.35
|
|
pay 79.5% less for housing
Hawaii
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.66
|
$17.13
THB596.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,230.04
|
$389.22
THB13,543.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,990.71
|
$225.23
THB7,837.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$218.64
|
$55.17
THB1,919.93
|
|
pay 68.9% less for childcare
Hawaii
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,466.67
|
$341.66
THB11,888.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,600.00
|
$10,344.18
THB359,954.45
|
|
pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hawaii
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.10
|
$2.20
THB76.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$7.09
|
$1.90
THB66.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.25
|
$3.85
THB133.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.03
|
$48.79
THB1,697.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.10
|
$5.42
THB188.64
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
Hawaii
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.74
|
$38.62
THB1,343.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.83
|
$29.36
THB1,021.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
|
$82.78
THB2,880.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.00
|
$65.55
THB2,281.15
|
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