Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 13.1% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 70.5% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$2.33
THB79.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$0.70
THB24.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.16
THB278.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$6.68
THB228.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.05
THB69.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
THB44.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
THB42.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
THB17.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
THB27.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
THB22.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
THB23.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
THB18.27
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.47
THB152.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.43
THB867.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.67
THB329.79
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.13
THB584.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$2.20
THB75.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$1.90
THB64.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.85
THB131.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.42
THB184.95
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
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