Cost of living comparison
Italy is 88.5% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Italy instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB81.19
|
$16.15
€15.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB209.49
|
$10.06
€9.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.52
|
$2.55
€2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.20
|
$1.22
€1.16
|
|
pay 52.8% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.69
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB284.03
|
$6.83
€6.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB232.60
|
$5.53
€5.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB71.21
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.90
|
$5.05
€4.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.83
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB18.11
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.37
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.91
|
$1.31
€1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB24.09
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.64
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
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pay 50.6% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.45
|
$7.22
€6.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB885.01
|
$38.81
€36.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,091,344.72
|
$28,223.13
€26,765.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB336.35
|
$19.13
€18.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB596.24
|
$28.87
€27.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,543.99
|
$656.19
€622.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,837.66
|
$511.91
€485.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,919.93
|
$150.39
€142.63
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,888.95
|
$508.72
€482.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB359,954.45
|
$9,465.55
€8,976.76
|
|
pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB76.55
|
$5.01
€4.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB66.10
|
$1.69
€1.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB133.88
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,697.84
|
$52.12
€49.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB188.64
|
$9.39
€8.91
|
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pay 49.6% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,343.82
|
$78.41
€74.36
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,021.68
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,880.61
|
$86.07
€81.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,281.15
|
$115.43
€109.47
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