ItalyItaly

Thailand

Compared with Italy, using real observed prices.

Baseline: ItalyItaly = 1×

ThailandThailand vs ItalyItaly
Overall verdict

ThailandThailand is about 0.56× ItalyItaly.

Average across 4 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs ItalyItaly = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Italy. A bar running right means Thailand is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.

← Cheaper than ItalyItaly Italy = 1× ThailandThailand is pricier →
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×0.80
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.78
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.51
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.31

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Thailand, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 0.8× what it does in Italy — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. Calling this country simply "expensive" hides a gap this wide.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.80
    ThailandThailand €779.67 THB 29,900
    ItalyItaly €979.00 EUR 979
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.78
    ThailandThailand €46.91 THB 1,799
    ItalyItaly €59.99 EUR 59.99
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.60
    ThailandThailand €1.17 USD 1.334
    ItalyItaly €1.95 USD 2.22
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.43
    ThailandThailand €0.91 USD 1.036
    ItalyItaly €2.11 USD 2.407
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.31
    ThailandThailand €0.11 USD 0.127
    ItalyItaly €0.36 USD 0.414
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Thailand

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+5%
in THB
128 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+12%
in EUR

It rose 5% in local currency, but 12% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Thailand's inflation.