Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 53.9% cheaper than San Luis Obispo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.5% less in Thailand
- Groceries
-
pay 33.6% less in Thailand
- Transportation
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pay 30.7% less in Thailand
- Housing
-
pay 79.2% less in Thailand
- Childcare
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pay 77.3% less in Thailand
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 51.6% less in Thailand
- Clothing
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pay 30.4% less in Thailand
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Thailand.
If you lived in Thailand instead of San Luis Obispo, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
|
San Luis Obispo
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$2.33
THB75.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.02
THB194.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
|
$0.70
THB22.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
|
$0.38
THB12.29
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
|
San Luis Obispo
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.40
|
$1.40
THB45.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
|
$8.16
THB264.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
|
$6.68
THB216.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
|
$2.05
THB66.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.75
|
$1.29
THB41.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$1.23
THB39.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$0.52
THB16.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.82
THB26.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.66
THB21.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.69
THB22.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.54
THB17.34
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
|
San Luis Obispo
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
|
$4.47
THB144.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
|
$25.43
THB823.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,876.95
|
$31,362.48
THB1,015,589.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.84
|
$9.67
THB313.00
|
|
pay 79.2% less for housing
|
San Luis Obispo
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.40
|
$17.13
THB554.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,287.50
|
$389.22
THB12,603.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,725.00
|
$225.23
THB7,293.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.51
|
$55.17
THB1,786.66
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
|
San Luis Obispo
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,300.00
|
$341.66
THB11,063.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$34,000.00
|
$10,344.18
THB334,968.31
|
|
pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Luis Obispo
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$2.20
THB71.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.62
|
$1.90
THB61.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$3.85
THB124.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$48.79
THB1,579.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
|
$5.42
THB175.54
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
|
San Luis Obispo
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.33
|
$38.62
THB1,250.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.00
|
$29.36
THB950.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$82.78
THB2,680.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.00
|
$65.55
THB2,122.81
|
|
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