Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 66.5% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Estonia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB81.19
|
$12.54
€11.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB209.49
|
$8.68
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.52
|
$2.03
€1.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.20
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.69
|
$1.10
€1.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB284.03
|
$5.07
€4.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB232.60
|
$4.04
€3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB71.21
|
$2.47
€2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.90
|
$3.50
€3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.83
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB18.11
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.37
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.91
|
$1.24
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB24.09
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.64
|
$0.46
€0.44
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.45
|
$6.86
€6.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB885.01
|
$22.40
€21.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,091,344.72
|
$26,622.60
€25,247.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB336.35
|
$9.20
€8.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB596.24
|
$27.99
€26.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,543.99
|
$484.69
€459.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,837.66
|
$364.00
€345.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,919.93
|
$208.88
€198.10
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,888.95
|
$230.59
€218.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB359,954.45
|
$7,509.99
€7,122.19
|
|
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB76.55
|
$4.19
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB66.10
|
$3.38
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB133.88
|
$5.81
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,697.84
|
$45.35
€43.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB188.64
|
$8.77
€8.31
|
|
pay 57.1% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,343.82
|
$101.44
€96.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,021.68
|
$34.43
€32.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,880.61
|
$81.18
€76.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,281.15
|
$98.56
€93.47
|
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