Cost of living comparison
Finland is 99.0% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Finland instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB80.41
|
$14.18
€13.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB207.49
|
$10.44
€10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.29
|
$2.58
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.08
|
$1.86
€1.79
|
|
pay 51.8% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.22
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB281.32
|
$3.70
€3.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB230.39
|
$4.27
€4.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB70.53
|
$3.02
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.47
|
$5.38
€5.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.42
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.94
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.10
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.70
|
$1.67
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.86
|
$0.56
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.46
|
$0.75
€0.72
|
|
pay 75.1% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB153.97
|
$7.64
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB876.58
|
$60.52
€58.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,080,943.73
|
$31,800.37
€30,524.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB333.15
|
$18.35
€17.62
|
|
pay 90.7% more for housing
Thailand
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB590.56
|
$22.24
€21.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,414.91
|
$734.49
€705.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,762.97
|
$604.75
€580.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,901.63
|
$96.90
€93.01
|
|
pay 15.3% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,775.64
|
$291.42
€279.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB356,523.92
|
$8,693.67
€8,344.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.82
|
$7.29
€7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB65.47
|
$4.21
€4.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB132.60
|
$10.54
€10.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,681.66
|
$41.73
€40.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB186.84
|
$15.60
€14.97
|
|
pay 41.4% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,331.01
|
$75.15
€72.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,011.94
|
$31.18
€29.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,853.16
|
$82.09
€78.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,259.41
|
$108.56
€104.21
|
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