Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Czech Republic

Czech Republic vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 50.7% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Czech Republic
Groceries: pay 16.8% more in Czech Republic
Transportation: pay 9.4% more in Czech Republic
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Czech Republic
Childcare: pay 8.2% less in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.6% more in Czech Republic
Clothing: pay 35.5% more in Czech Republic

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Czech Republic are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Czech Republic.

Czech Republic vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.33 THB77.75	$7.70 CZK171.67	+229.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 THB200.62	$7.61 CZK169.82	+26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 THB23.48	$1.59 CZK35.54	+126.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.64	$1.35 CZK30.12	+255.9%
Average			+159.6%

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pay 16.8% more for groceries

	Thailand	Czech Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 THB46.63	$1.29 CZK28.71	-8.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.16 THB272.01	$5.47 CZK121.91	-33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.68 THB222.76	$3.90 CZK86.88	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 THB68.19	$2.64 CZK58.92	+29.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 THB43.00	$3.73 CZK83.12	+188.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 THB41.02	$0.62 CZK13.75	-49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 THB17.35	$0.71 CZK15.80	+36.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.17	$0.88 CZK19.57	+7.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 THB21.94	$1.29 CZK28.83	+96.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.07	$0.51 CZK11.26	-27.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 THB17.85	$0.46 CZK10.37	-13.2%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 9.4% more for transportation

	Thailand	Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB148.88	$5.95 CZK132.80	+33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 THB847.57	$21.06 CZK469.85	-17.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,362.48 THB1,045,172.50	$31,453.98 CZK701,590.37	+0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.67 THB322.12	$11.74 CZK261.84	+21.4%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Thailand	Czech Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.13 THB571.02	$18.70 CZK417.01	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.22 THB12,970.98	$610.48 CZK13,616.90	+56.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.23 THB7,506.07	$493.17 CZK11,000.29	+119.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.17 THB1,838.70	$198.15 CZK4,419.78	+259.1%
Average			+111.0%

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pay 8.2% less for childcare

	Thailand	Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$341.66 THB11,385.96	$363.72 CZK8,112.84	+6.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,344.18 THB344,725.62	$7,967.34 CZK177,714.01	-23.0%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 THB73.31	$1.90 CZK42.37	-13.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 THB63.30	$2.60 CZK57.99	+36.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.85 THB128.21	$6.46 CZK144.15	+68.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.79 THB1,626.00	$47.23 CZK1,053.38	-3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 THB180.66	$8.95 CZK199.56	+65.0%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 35.5% more for clothing

	Thailand	Czech Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.62 THB1,286.96	$69.75 CZK1,555.68	+80.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.36 THB978.45	$31.40 CZK700.30	+6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.78 THB2,758.74	$80.03 CZK1,785.17	-3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.55 THB2,184.64	$103.55 CZK2,309.73	+58.0%
Average			+35.5%

Thailand vs. Czech Republic - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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