Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 17.3% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Japan, you would:
pay 29.4% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥990
|
$2.33
THB79.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥760
|
$6.02
THB205.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥149
|
$0.70
THB24.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥234
|
$1.40
THB47.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥879
|
$8.16
THB278.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥839
|
$6.68
THB228.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥310
|
$2.05
THB69.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥419
|
$1.29
THB44.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥334
|
$1.23
THB42.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥157
|
$0.52
THB17.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥252
|
$0.82
THB27.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥313
|
$0.66
THB22.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥194
|
$0.69
THB23.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥166
|
$0.54
THB18.28
|
|
pay 17.5% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥649
|
$4.47
THB152.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,888
|
$25.43
THB868.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,388,656
|
$31,362.48
THB1,070,708.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,909
|
$9.67
THB329.99
|
|
pay 37.3% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,780
|
$17.13
THB584.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥76,925
|
$389.22
THB13,287.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,028
|
$225.23
THB7,689.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,378
|
$55.17
THB1,883.63
|
|
pay 5.9% more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,292
|
$341.66
THB11,664.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,705,737
|
$10,344.18
THB353,148.22
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥416
|
$2.20
THB75.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥427
|
$1.90
THB64.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥612
|
$3.85
THB131.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,873
|
$48.79
THB1,665.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,841
|
$5.42
THB185.07
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,233
|
$38.62
THB1,318.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,123
|
$29.36
THB1,002.36
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,314
|
$82.78
THB2,826.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,555
|
$65.55
THB2,238.02
|
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