Cost of living comparison
India is 48.4% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in India instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.65
|
$2.40
₹203.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.53
|
$3.90
₹331.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.06
|
$0.40
₹33.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.95
|
$0.17
₹14.09
|
|
pay 50.7% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.77
|
$0.46
₹39.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.66
|
$2.54
₹215.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB228.21
|
$2.56
₹217.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.86
|
$0.94
₹79.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.05
|
$1.37
₹115.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.02
|
$0.88
₹74.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.77
|
$0.32
₹27.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.83
|
$0.48
₹40.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.48
|
$0.24
₹20.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.63
|
$0.16
₹13.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.28
|
$0.19
₹15.91
|
|
pay 45.9% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.51
|
$4.62
₹391.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB868.28
|
$10.12
₹858.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,070,708.93
|
$13,525.56
₹1,147,195.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.99
|
$2.94
₹249.25
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
|
Thailand
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB584.97
|
$7.39
₹626.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,287.89
|
$138.05
₹11,709.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,689.46
|
$90.33
₹7,661.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,883.63
|
$29.97
₹2,541.86
|
|
pay 84.3% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,664.15
|
$55.73
₹4,726.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB353,148.22
|
$1,565.54
₹132,784.09
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.10
|
$1.84
₹155.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.85
|
$1.59
₹134.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.35
|
$3.59
₹304.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,665.73
|
$15.33
₹1,300.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB185.07
|
$3.35
₹284.33
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,318.41
|
$24.02
₹2,037.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,002.36
|
$25.36
₹2,151.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,826.15
|
$41.62
₹3,529.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,238.02
|
$31.12
₹2,639.21
|
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