Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 55.8% cheaper than Los Angeles.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Los Angeles, you would:
pay 74.9% less for restaurants
|
Los Angeles
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$2.33
THB79.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.02
THB206.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
|
$0.70
THB24.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$0.38
THB12.99
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
|
Los Angeles
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.99
|
$1.40
THB47.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.87
|
$8.16
THB279.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
|
$6.68
THB228.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.77
|
$2.05
THB70.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.25
|
$1.29
THB44.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.72
|
$1.23
THB42.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.52
THB17.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.82
THB27.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$0.66
THB22.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.69
THB23.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.54
THB18.33
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
|
Los Angeles
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
|
$4.47
THB152.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$79.13
|
$25.43
THB870.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,499.50
|
$31,362.48
THB1,073,464.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$9.67
THB330.84
|
|
pay 77.8% less for housing
|
Los Angeles
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.71
|
$17.13
THB586.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,395.36
|
$389.22
THB13,322.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,100.61
|
$225.23
THB7,709.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.10
|
$55.17
THB1,888.48
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
|
Los Angeles
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,778.57
|
$341.66
THB11,694.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,750.00
|
$10,344.18
THB354,057.17
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Los Angeles
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.20
THB75.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.46
|
$1.90
THB65.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$3.85
THB131.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.41
|
$48.79
THB1,670.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$5.42
THB185.55
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Los Angeles
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.46
|
$38.62
THB1,321.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.72
|
$29.36
THB1,004.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
|
$82.78
THB2,833.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.74
|
$65.55
THB2,243.78
|
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