Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 42.8% cheaper than Idaho.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.3% less in Thailand
- Groceries
-
pay 19.4% less in Thailand
- Transportation
-
pay 14.6% less in Thailand
- Housing
-
pay 68.6% less in Thailand
- Childcare
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pay 54.5% less in Thailand
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 49.3% less in Thailand
- Clothing
-
pay 20.6% less in Thailand
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Thailand.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Idaho, you would:
pay 72.3% less for restaurants
|
Idaho
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.08
|
$2.33
THB78.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.08
|
$6.02
THB203.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$0.70
THB23.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
|
$0.38
THB12.81
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
|
Idaho
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
|
$1.40
THB47.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
|
$8.16
THB275.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$6.68
THB225.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
|
$2.05
THB69.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
|
$1.29
THB43.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$1.23
THB41.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.52
THB17.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.82
THB27.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.66
THB22.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
|
$0.69
THB23.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.54
THB18.08
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
|
Idaho
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
|
$4.47
THB150.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.00
|
$25.43
THB858.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,674.67
|
$31,362.48
THB1,058,676.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.82
|
$9.67
THB326.28
|
|
pay 68.6% less for housing
|
Idaho
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.51
|
$17.13
THB578.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,234.23
|
$389.22
THB13,138.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,120.11
|
$225.23
THB7,603.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.25
|
$55.17
THB1,862.46
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
|
Idaho
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,323.99
|
$341.66
THB11,533.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,880.00
|
$10,344.18
THB349,179.54
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Idaho
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.17
|
$2.20
THB74.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
|
$1.90
THB64.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.90
|
$3.85
THB129.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.18
|
$48.79
THB1,647.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.66
|
$5.42
THB182.99
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
|
Idaho
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
|
$38.62
THB1,303.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.93
|
$29.36
THB991.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$82.78
THB2,794.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.25
|
$65.55
THB2,212.87
|
|
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