Cost of living comparison
Nebraska is 2.6 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Nebraska instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB75.93
|
$17.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB186.00
|
$10.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB21.20
|
$2.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.75
|
$1.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Nebraska
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB46.29
|
$3.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB268.06
|
$6.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB201.72
|
$3.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB64.59
|
$3.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB36.11
|
$5.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.05
|
$2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.25
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.57
|
$2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB21.29
|
$2.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.55
|
$1.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.30
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 51.3% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB142.79
|
$3.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB743.63
|
$39.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB827,039.24
|
$36,072.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB310.64
|
$19.04
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB532.13
|
$64.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,220.92
|
$1,234.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,037.96
|
$1,030.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,625.24
|
$168.73
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,071.20
|
$645.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB348,034.45
|
$26,756.75
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB63.01
|
$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB60.91
|
$4.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB118.29
|
$7.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,569.89
|
$60.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB183.39
|
$13.71
|
|
pay 36.8% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,149.14
|
$51.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB898.15
|
$32.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,555.75
|
$85.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,085.13
|
$99.25
|
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