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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Differences in price increases between Thailand and the Netherlands
Dear readers,
Lately there has been a lot to do about the more expensive accommodation in Thailand. It has undoubtedly become more expensive in recent years. That is a pity, but still much cheaper than in the Netherlands or the EU.
What I would like to know and cannot find anywhere are percentage differences of the price increases in Thailand compared to those in the Netherlands or the EU.
Does anyone know where I can find that information?
Regards,
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I just don't know what you are saying, that it is all so cheap, now there, slowly everything is going to become more expensive there Go shopping at Tesco more often, then you know that you have lost the same as in the Netherlands, I have it seen for yourself, the difference is not that big anymore, people think so but the difference is getting smaller, in other words it is now getting quite expensive
It varies enormously per product. An egg in the 7-eleven costs 7 Baht, 18 euro cents. I also buy a good egg for that in the Netherlands.
The differences are greatest for products that (also) require a lot of labor in the Netherlands.
A three-egg omelette with three slices of bread quickly costs €7 in the Netherlands.
With a bowl of rice in Thailand on the street 30 Baht, 75 euro cents.
Inflation in Thailand has been negative since January, and has averaged over 1977% per year since 4.
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/thailand/inflation-cpi
If you want to make a comparison, do it with the same article. At Onze Moeder in Jomtien you get a three-egg omelette with three slices of bread for 130 baht. And then there is delicious roast beef under the eggs.
That's what makes it so individual and complicated. If you are going to compare Dutch products in the Netherlands with Dutch products in Thailand, it is very different from when you compare the usual products in the Netherlands with comparable products that are common in Thailand.
And in the case of a fried roast beef, it will be cheaper at Onze Moeder than in a Dutch restaurant, but more expensive in a supermarket in Thailand than in a supermarket in the Netherlands.
Is beer expensive in Thailand: Yes, I pay cross-eyed for a case of Heineken. No, I buy a delicious draft beer in an erotic club for € 1.50.
That makes even the Big-Mac Index pretty useless. It's useful for a tourist who eats Big Macs, for an expat who prefers local food, it means nothing.
And so you could best compare a cubic meter of gas that you need in the Netherlands to heat your home with a kilowatt hour of electricity that you use to cool your home.
If you drink a lot of wine, you are in a better place in the Netherlands, if you smoke you are in the right place here.
Do you want a slice of milk white with peanut butter every day….
Well, you get it…
Of course, it also depends on how inflation is defined.
The product list for the inflation figures and the weighting therein will not be the same for Thailand and the Netherlands.
Moreover, I myself think that the products and the weighting will be shifted considerably, if it suits the governments.
By the way, you can enjoy yourself on that site, and a comparison of the Netherlands with Thailand is easily made.
http://fransamsterdam.com/2015/08/18/inflatie-nederland-en-thailand/
See http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/rankings_by_country.jsp
Numbeo also has other interesting pages, for example with comparisons between cities.
In terms of supermarket prices, Thailand is quite a bit, but not that much cheaper than the Netherlands. For the rest, prices in Thailand are considerably lower.
I only come to Pai, Thailand three weeks a year, but I think it is dirt cheap for Dutch standards in Thailand. That won't be for everything but just go out for dinner in a restaurant which is normal. Then take a look at your bill and compare it with the Netherlands. You cannot get a starter in the Netherlands for the cost of a complete meal in Thailand.
It may well be that those who have lived there for years have seen life become more expensive.
If you are on holiday in Thailand, and certainly in the far north, life is dirt cheap compared to NL.
Prices have risen sharply over the past 2 years. E.g. Milk with 10% .nice piece of old cheese priceless. Olive oil same? The only thing that is cheap is the Thai food. Vegetables and chicken and pork. But everything else is more expensive than in the Netherlands. Beer, wine, peanut butter, fruit drink. Decent brown bread, cleaning products. Keep it up. Yogurt very expensive. Butter. Everything has risen sharply in the last 2 years. Certainly 10%. And huge import duties are charged on all products that are not made in Thailand. Yes gasoline is still cheap. But with a pension you can no longer get by here. And healthcare costs are shockingly expensive. Double from the Netherlands. So all those stories that it is so cheap here is definitely not true.
I understand that in the Netherlands you spend almost no money on school children. In Thailand I pay 5 Baht every 30,000 months for our 4 year old daughter. Understand that child benefit is not much in the Netherlands, but we don't get anything here.
If you can live and eat like a Thai, Thailand may have become more expensive, but still much cheaper than most European countries. Only the more expensive life mainly starts with the Import articles, and products that are subject to a luxury tax, which many expats still like to buy, because they are not used to it differently from Europe. For example, a Thai who lives in Europe has exactly the same problem if he is dependent on his Asian products, which are again much more expensive in Europe. I am only talking about food, and not about health insurance, and other social benefits, which people were used to in Europe, and which, in fact, everyone could know, are no longer available after immigration. Furthermore, as an expat who receives his pension from Europe, one always remains dependent on exchange rate fluctuations, which can also make life more expensive.
if you live in Thailand (or any other exotic country), don't complain that Dutch food is expensive there.
Incidentally, inflation is invariably much higher in all 2nd and 3rd world countries than in Western countries.
The responses to my question confirm the feeling I have.
Live in a country according to the standards and eating habits that apply there.
Fortunately, I love Thai food and will not miss the Dutch pot.
Price increases are an observation and not a complaint. It must be said that certain products are more expensive in Thailand. A Thai also eats fruit, which is also very expensive. But it was about the price increases and the prices have risen faster than in the Netherlands, that is really an observation.