Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 42.4% cheaper than Tennessee.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Tennessee, you would:
pay 69.3% less for restaurants
Tennessee
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.86
|
$2.33
THB79.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.51
|
$6.02
THB205.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
|
$0.70
THB24.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
Tennessee
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$1.40
THB47.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
|
$8.16
THB278.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
|
$6.68
THB228.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
|
$2.05
THB69.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
|
$1.29
THB44.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$1.23
THB42.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.52
THB17.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.82
THB27.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$0.66
THB22.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.69
THB23.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.70
|
$0.54
THB18.28
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Tennessee
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
|
$4.47
THB152.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.50
|
$25.43
THB868.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,466.25
|
$31,362.48
THB1,070,708.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.88
|
$9.67
THB329.99
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
Tennessee
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.90
|
$17.13
THB584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.80
|
$389.22
THB13,287.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,173.17
|
$225.23
THB7,689.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.41
|
$55.17
THB1,883.63
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
Tennessee
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.34
|
$341.66
THB11,664.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,284.00
|
$10,344.18
THB353,148.22
|
|
pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tennessee
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.95
|
$2.20
THB75.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.12
|
$1.90
THB64.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
|
$3.85
THB131.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.17
|
$48.79
THB1,665.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
|
$5.42
THB185.07
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Tennessee
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.07
|
$38.62
THB1,318.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.48
|
$29.36
THB1,002.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.12
|
$82.78
THB2,826.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.39
|
$65.55
THB2,238.02
|
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