Thailand

Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Taiwan = 1×

Thailand vs

Taiwan

Overall verdict

Thailand is about 1.24× Taiwan.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Taiwan. 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

Taiwan Taiwan = 1×

Thailand is pricier →

🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.74
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×1.30
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.27
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.08
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.96

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

In Thailand, Big Mac costs 1.7× what it does in Taiwan — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Big Mac 1 burger ×1.74

Thailand NT$135.74 THB 135

Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.38

Thailand NT$42.11 USD 1.334

Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.30

Thailand NT$4.01 USD 0.127

Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.16

Thailand NT$32.70 USD 1.036

Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.08

Thailand NT$1,727 THB 1,799

Taiwan NT$1,599 TWD 1,599

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.96

Thailand NT$28,701 THB 29,900

Taiwan NT$29,900 TWD 29,900

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store