Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 13.1% cheaper than Samoa overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.5% less in Thailand
- Groceries
-
pay 48.7% more in Thailand
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.4% less in Thailand
- Clothing
-
pay 10.4% less in Thailand
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Thailand.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 70.5% less for restaurants
|
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$2.33
THB78.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$6.02
THB202.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$0.70
THB23.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$0.38
THB12.79
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
|
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.40
THB47.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.16
THB275.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$6.68
THB225.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.05
THB68.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.29
THB43.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
THB41.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
THB17.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
THB27.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
THB22.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
THB23.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
THB18.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.47
THB150.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.43
THB857.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,362.48
THB1,057,400.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.67
THB325.89
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.13
THB577.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$389.22
THB13,122.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$225.23
THB7,593.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$55.17
THB1,860.22
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$341.66
THB11,519.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,344.18
THB348,758.80
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$2.20
THB74.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$1.90
THB64.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.85
THB129.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$48.79
THB1,645.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.42
THB182.77
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
|
Samoa
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$38.62
THB1,302.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$29.36
THB989.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$82.78
THB2,791.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$65.55
THB2,210.20
|
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