Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Thailand
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.33
THB79.98
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.02
THB206.38
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.70
THB24.16
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.38
THB13.01
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pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Thailand
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.40
THB47.97
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.16
THB279.82
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.68
THB229.16
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.05
THB70.15
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
THB44.24
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
THB42.20
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
THB17.85
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
THB27.95
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
THB22.57
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
THB23.73
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
THB18.36
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.47
THB153.15
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.43
THB871.89
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,362.48
THB1,075,170.68
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.67
THB331.37
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pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Thailand
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.13
THB587.41
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$389.22
THB13,343.27
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$225.23
THB7,721.51
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$55.17
THB1,891.48
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Thailand
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$341.66
THB11,712.75
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,344.18
THB354,619.82
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Thailand
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.20
THB75.41
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.90
THB65.12
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.85
THB131.89
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$48.79
THB1,672.67
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.42
THB185.84
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Thailand
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$38.62
THB1,323.90
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.36
THB1,006.54
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.78
THB2,837.92
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$65.55
THB2,247.34
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