Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 49.5% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Israel, you would:
pay 77.4% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪70.70
|
$2.26
THB75.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪56.00
|
$5.53
THB186.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.73
|
$0.63
THB21.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪8.03
|
$0.35
THB11.75
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.59
|
$1.38
THB46.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪26.12
|
$7.97
THB268.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪25.02
|
$6.00
THB201.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪14.05
|
$1.92
THB64.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.78
|
$1.07
THB36.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.20
|
$1.19
THB40.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.53
|
$0.48
THB16.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.97
|
$0.79
THB26.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.18
|
$0.63
THB21.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.31
|
$0.64
THB21.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.34
|
$0.45
THB15.30
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪27.43
|
$4.25
THB142.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪207.49
|
$22.11
THB743.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪145,452.35
|
$24,588.11
THB827,039.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪50.69
|
$9.24
THB310.64
|
|
pay 62.2% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪100.79
|
$15.82
THB532.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,764.53
|
$393.06
THB13,220.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,253.76
|
$209.24
THB7,037.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪657.98
|
$48.32
THB1,625.24
|
|
pay 35.7% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,299.11
|
$329.15
THB11,071.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪43,191.40
|
$10,347.16
THB348,034.45
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.71
|
$1.87
THB63.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.76
|
$1.81
THB60.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪36.20
|
$3.52
THB118.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪248.47
|
$46.67
THB1,569.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪45.06
|
$5.45
THB183.39
|
|
pay 50.4% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪334.92
|
$34.16
THB1,149.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪218.51
|
$26.70
THB898.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪435.01
|
$75.98
THB2,555.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪494.89
|
$61.99
THB2,085.13
|
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