Cost of living comparison
Chicago is 3.7 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Chicago instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB75.93
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB186.00
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB21.20
|
$2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.75
|
$2.40
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB46.29
|
$4.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB268.06
|
$8.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB201.72
|
$4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB64.59
|
$4.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB36.11
|
$6.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.05
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.25
|
$0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.57
|
$2.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB21.29
|
$2.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.55
|
$1.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.30
|
$1.35
|
|
pay 92.4% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB142.79
|
$4.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB743.63
|
$80.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB827,039.24
|
$37,383.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB310.64
|
$14.43
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB532.13
|
$57.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,220.92
|
$2,432.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,037.96
|
$1,517.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,625.24
|
$122.94
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,071.20
|
$2,170.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB348,034.45
|
$45,450.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB63.01
|
$7.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB60.91
|
$5.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB118.29
|
$16.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,569.89
|
$76.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB183.39
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 79.1% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,149.14
|
$60.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB898.15
|
$53.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,555.75
|
$97.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,085.13
|
$130.31
|
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