Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 2.4 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.60
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.04
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.95
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 79.4% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.48
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB228.06
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.03
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.00
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.76
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.81
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.47
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.62
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.27
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.42
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB867.74
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.79
|
?? |
pay 59.2% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
?? |
pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.05
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.81
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB184.95
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 93.2% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
?? | |
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