India vs Thailand - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Thailand
🚶 Cost of living one person
$440
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1134
$2537
🏠 One person rent
$181
$377
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$922
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$670
$696
💸 GDP per capita
$2485
$7172
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
79.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
35
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
27.2%
🎓 Higher education
74
78
😀 Quality of life
41
56
🏙️ Population
1.33B
66.2M

The average cost of living in India ($440) is 50% less expensive than in Thailand ($876). India ranked 192nd vs 106th for Thailand in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in India compared to 0.8 months in Thailand. Ranked 113th and 66th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Thailand

We calculate prices for India and Thailand as a population-weighted mean of 220 and 35 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

India Thailand
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.7
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.14
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.8
$55.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$84.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.35
$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$4556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1064
$2354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$7.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.5
$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1862
$13110

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$505
26.5M
Bangalore
$578
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$488
9.31M
Pune
$519
5.95M
Chennai
$433
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$471
7.65M
Surat
$785
5.94M
Kolkata
$408
4.5M
Jaipur
$395
3.07M
Nagpur
$403
2.41M
Lucknow
$393
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$400
2.04M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Thane
$484
1.89M
Gurgaon
$533
877K
Ghaziabad
$391
2.38M
Vadodara
$406
2.07M
Indore
$379
1.99M
Mysore
$325
1.27M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Kalyan
$396
1.25M
Kanpur
$329
3.07M
Bhopal
$367
1.8M
Rajkot
$326
2.04M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Varanasi
$316
1.2M
Bilaspur
$387
1.63M
Agra
$360
1.59M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M

In Thailand

City Cost of living Population
Bangkok
$994
5.68M
Chiang Mai
$742
1.2M
Nonthaburi
$759
256K
Pak Kret
$739
185K
Surat Thani
$635
131K
Nakhon Pathom
$564
78.8K
Nakhon Si Thammarat
$795
106K
Klaeng
$703
130K
Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
134K
Hat Yai
$561
159K
Chaophraya Surasak
$758
133K
Udon Thani
$555
130K
Rangsit
$613
79.3K
Phuket
$985
77.6K
Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
76.7K
Ko Samui
$745
69K
Pattaya
$800
120K
Tha Khlong
$664
72.8K
Lat Luang
$787
73.9K
Khon Kaen
$608
116K
Nakhon Sawan
$674
86.4K
Laem Chabang
$769
77.8K
Hua Hin
$676
59.4K
Nong Prue
$773
70.6K
Krabi
$807
30.5K
Phitsanulok
$559
70.9K
Ko Lanta
$799
33.4K
Ubon Ratchathani
$561
79K
Chiang Rai
$513
70.6K
Ao Nang
$822
14K