Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 44.9% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.5% less in Thailand
- Groceries
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pay 18.3% less in Thailand
- Transportation
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pay 43.9% less in Thailand
- Housing
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pay 69.8% less in Thailand
- Childcare
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pay 32.4% less in Thailand
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 42.1% less in Thailand
- Clothing
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pay 33.2% less in Thailand
Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare are lower in Thailand.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.48
|
$2.33
THB77.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.74
|
$6.02
THB200.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.59
|
$0.70
THB23.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.05
|
$0.38
THB12.66
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.57
|
$1.40
THB46.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.45
|
$8.16
THB272.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.87
|
$6.68
THB222.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.89
|
$2.05
THB68.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.05
|
$1.29
THB43.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.76
|
$1.23
THB41.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$0.52
THB17.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.71
|
$0.82
THB27.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.45
|
$0.66
THB21.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.69
THB23.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.77
|
$0.54
THB17.86
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.86
|
$4.47
THB149.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€84.31
|
$25.43
THB848.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€28,084.26
|
$31,362.48
THB1,046,155.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€20.00
|
$9.67
THB322.42
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€37.91
|
$17.13
THB571.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,133.59
|
$389.22
THB12,983.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€924.93
|
$225.23
THB7,513.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€165.10
|
$55.17
THB1,840.43
|
|
pay 32.4% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,431.50
|
$341.66
THB11,396.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€7,958.71
|
$10,344.18
THB345,049.99
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.88
|
$2.20
THB73.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.17
|
$1.90
THB63.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.13
|
$3.85
THB128.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€34.28
|
$48.79
THB1,627.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.26
|
$5.42
THB180.83
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€74.17
|
$38.62
THB1,288.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€33.64
|
$29.36
THB979.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€81.42
|
$82.78
THB2,761.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€104.23
|
$65.55
THB2,186.70
|
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