Pricele #26: Cappuccino in Thailand 🇹🇭
The puzzle for 26 July 2026 asked what a cappuccino costs in Thailand. Here is the answer and the context behind it.
The answer
Cappuccino · Thailand
$2.07
69.23 THB
About 35 minutes of the average local wage buys a cappuccino.
Cheaper than 81% of the 32 countries in the game.
Source: Numbeo (crowd-sourced), retrieved 2026-08.
About cappuccino
A cappuccino is priced almost entirely by what surrounds it. Coffee beans are a global commodity that costs roughly the same everywhere, so nearly all of the difference between a $1.50 cup and a $6.50 cup is local rent, wages and what the market will bear. That makes it one of the sharpest signals of local cost of living in the game.
Where Thailand sits
Of the 32 countries priced for cappuccino, Thailand ranks #26 from the top at $2.07, 44% below the median of $3.67.
Thailand is among the cheapest countries in the game for prepared food and produce, both grown domestically in quantity. Dairy is the exception, as it is not traditionally a large part of the diet and much of the supply is imported. VAT is 7%, the lowest headline rate of any country in this table apart from the Gulf states, and fresh unprocessed food is exempt on top of that. Between domestic agriculture and a very light consumption tax, the Thai food rows are close to a floor for what these items can cost anywhere in the world.
| Nearby on the cappuccino table | USD | Local | Work time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | $2.03 | 1.76 EUR | 9 min |
| Brazil | $2.06 | 10.44 BRL | 27 min |
| Thailand | $2.07 | 69.23 THB | 35 min |
| Portugal | $2.16 | 1.88 EUR | 14 min |
| South Africa | $2.31 | 38.24 ZAR | 31 min |
What else costs what in Thailand
| Item | USD | Local | Work time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mac | $4.30 | 135 THB | 74 min |
| Coca-Cola (330ml can) | $0.58 | 20 THB | 10 min |
| Milk (1 litre) | $1.79 | 59.87 THB | 31 min |
| Eggs (dozen) | $2.08 | 69.57 THB | 36 min |
| Apples (1 kg) | $2.94 | 98.33 THB | 50 min |
| Gasoline (1 litre) | $1.33 | 44.48 THB | 23 min |
| Diesel (1 litre) | $1.16 | 38.39 THB | 20 min |
| Electricity (100 kWh) | $12.20 | 403.6 THB | 3.5 h |
| Cigarettes (20-pack) | $1.96 | 70 THB | 34 min |
| Beer (330ml) | $1.53 | 54.66 THB | 26 min |
| Spirits (750ml bottle) | $3.83 | 136.8 THB | 66 min |
| Mobile data (1 GB) | $0.41 | — | 7 min |
| A day's healthy diet | $1.88 | 61.75 THB | 32 min |
Go deeper
See the full table for cappuccino in every country or everything priced in Thailand.