Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 22.3% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 3.3% less for restaurants
|
Jordan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
$2.33
THB79.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$0.70
THB24.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
|
Jordan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
$8.16
THB278.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
$6.68
THB228.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
$1.29
THB44.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
$1.23
THB42.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.52
THB17.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
$0.82
THB27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
$0.66
THB22.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.69
THB23.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
$0.54
THB18.27
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
|
Jordan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
$4.47
THB152.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.82
JOD22.570
|
$25.43
THB867.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,243.27
JOD17,905.050
|
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.82
JOD6.970
|
$9.67
THB329.79
|
|
pay 5.3% less for housing
|
Jordan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.15
JOD197.290
|
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.84
JOD144.590
|
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.53
JOD52.160
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Jordan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.70
JOD99.090
|
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,155.50
JOD2,947.500
|
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jordan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
$2.20
THB75.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
$1.90
THB64.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.93
JOD36.120
|
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
$5.42
THB184.95
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
|
Jordan
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.98
JOD31.910
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
JOD27.680
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.72
JOD57.960
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.17
JOD49.060
|
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
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