Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 28.5% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Thailand instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$2.33
THB80.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$6.02
THB207.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$0.70
THB24.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$0.38
THB13.08
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$1.40
THB48.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$8.16
THB281.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$6.68
THB230.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$2.05
THB70.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.22
|
$1.29
THB44.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$1.23
THB42.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$0.52
THB17.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$0.82
THB28.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$0.66
THB22.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.69
THB23.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.54
THB18.46
|
|
pay 3.3% less for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$4.47
THB153.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$25.43
THB876.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,147.75
|
$31,362.48
THB1,080,943.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$9.67
THB333.15
|
|
pay 70.9% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
$17.13
THB590.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,125.99
|
$389.22
THB13,414.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.83
|
$225.23
THB7,762.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
$55.17
THB1,901.63
|
|
pay 3.0% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.98
|
$341.66
THB11,775.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,980.05
|
$10,344.18
THB356,523.92
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$2.20
THB75.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$1.90
THB65.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
$3.85
THB132.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.88
|
$48.79
THB1,681.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.12
|
$5.42
THB186.84
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
$38.62
THB1,331.01
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
$29.36
THB1,011.94
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.71
|
$82.78
THB2,853.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.43
|
$65.55
THB2,259.41
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