Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 68.0% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB76.37
|
$10.09
€9.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB187.07
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB21.32
|
$1.82
€1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.82
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB46.55
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB269.61
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB202.88
|
$3.95
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB64.97
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB36.31
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.28
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.35
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.72
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB21.41
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.67
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.39
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
pay 21.2% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.61
|
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB747.92
|
$23.92
€22.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB831,813.32
|
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB312.43
|
$9.39
€8.63
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB535.20
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,297.24
|
$454.70
€418.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,078.59
|
$349.83
€321.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,634.62
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
|
pay 34.3% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,135.11
|
$200.34
€184.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB350,043.48
|
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
|
pay 60.1% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB63.37
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB61.26
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB118.98
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,578.95
|
$45.53
€41.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB184.45
|
$8.73
€8.03
|
|
pay 59.0% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,155.78
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB903.33
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,570.50
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,097.17
|
$98.03
€90.15
|
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