Ir al contenido
SettleMetric

Georgia vs. Thailand

Georgia va por delante en dinero y cripto, sanidad, idioma, infraestructura. Thailand va por delante en legalización. Abajo, los datos criterio por criterio.

Verificado

Marcador

Las cifras clave cara a cara, con el lado más fuerte señalado. La puntuación global es decorativa; lo que importa es qué datos encajan contigo.

Resultado principal

Georgia va por delante en 3 de 6

Georgia

3

Thailand

2

01Cost of living (single, excl. rent)
Georgiamejor
$220/mo

Geostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Geostat 2025 average per-capita monthly consumption (603 GEL) split by the survey's COICOP category shares, with the imputed-housing portion removed, converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD (NBG 2026-07-02). Categories sum to this figure. Geostat has no clean single-person-excl-rent basket, so treat as a curated estimate.
Thailand
$560/mo

Thai National Statistical Office (NSO) Household Socio-Economic Survey — average monthly household expenditure, via TPSO (Ministry of Commerce)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 mar 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
NSO average monthly household expenditure ≈ 21,027 THB (March 2025). Removing about half of the 24.65% housing-&-utilities line as rent/imputed rent gives a household non-rent basket of ≈ 18,435 THB ≈ $553 at 33.32 THB/USD (37.976 THB/EUR ÷ 1.1399 USD/EUR, ECB 2026-07-02); used as a proxy for a single-person non-rent basket (a solo resident's non-rent spend roughly matches a small household's). Rounded to $560.
Notas
Whole-kingdom national average — Bangkok and expat-style living run higher (commonly ~$650–750/month excluding rent in market estimates). Non-rent basket: food, utilities, transport & communications, health, recreation, clothing (see cost-breakdown).
02Freelancer tax burden
Georgia
1%

SettleMetric tax engine over Tax Code (Small Business Status)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme ge-small-business-1pct at €60,000 = 180,738 GEL (NBG 3.0123 GEL/EUR), below the 500,000 GEL threshold → 1% turnover tax = 1,807 GEL, no mandatory social/pension. Effective burden ≈ 1.0%.
Thailand
3,7%

SettleMetric tax engine over official Thai Revenue Department rules (rd.go.th)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2024
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme th-pit-40-8-business at €60,000 = 2,278,560 THB (ECB 37.976 THB/EUR): 60% Section 40(8) standard deduction → PIT base 911,424; less 60,000 personal allowance → taxable 851,424; progressive PIT (5% to 20% bands) = 85,284.80 THB → 3.74%. Social security is voluntary for the self-employed and excluded. Assumes the income is assessable in Thailand (remitted in-year); a non-remitting resident can owe 0% under the remittance rule.
03Homicide rate
Georgia
2,03/100k

UNODC (via World Bank mirror) — intentional homicide, Georgia

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2019
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
2019 is the latest year UNODC publishes for Georgia. Low by global standards (world average ≈ 5.8); Georgia is widely regarded as very safe for residents. No city-level series is published.
Thailandmejor
1,84/100k

UNODC via World Bank (Intentional homicides, VC.IHR.PSRC.P5) — republished by Our World in Data

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2021
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
1.84 per 100,000 is the last firm UNODC data point (2021). UNODC/World Bank have not published a Thailand value for 2022–2024 (Thailand reports offences, not victims, and recent national figures were not submitted to the official series). Third-party aggregators quote rising unofficial figures (~1.9 in 2022, ~2.2 in 2023, ~2.6 in 2024) but these are not in the UNODC/World Bank published series and are not recorded here. To be re-verified when UNODC releases a newer Thailand figure.
04Internet speed
Georgia
16 Mbps

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Georgia

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Median of 343 daily country medians (download_MED), 47,852 download tests (2023 — latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; the 2024 file is only Jan–Mar, and 2025/2026 are not yet published). Georgia sits under continent code AS in M-Lab.
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures — comparable only within this criterion. Cross-check: the World Bank's July-2024 median of ~20 Mbps (Ookla-derived, so not citable here) is consistent with this once the M-Lab-reads-low offset is accounted for. Speeds are trending up (~10%/yr: M-Lab yearly medians ran 9.7 in 2020 → 15.8 in 2023), so multi-year pooling would understate current speed; the latest full year is used instead. GNCC/comcom.ge publishes operator quality-of-service measurements (e.g. Magticom fixed ~56 Mb/s advertised-tier average, 2025/26) but no national measured median, and its own speed commentary relies on the same Ookla data we can't redistribute.
Thailandmejor
16 Mbps

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Thailand (2024)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures (Ookla's Speedtest Index put Thailand fixed-broadband median ≈ 237 Mbps in 2025) — the two are not comparable and must not be mixed within this criterion. Thailand's real-world fixed broadband (fibre) is among the fastest/cheapest in the region; the low M-Lab number reflects test methodology, not typical line speed. Value is the median of 2024 daily country medians from M-Lab's public stats API.
05English proficiency
Georgiamejor
High

EF EPI 2025 (score 541, rank 35/123 — High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First). English is workable in Tbilisi/Batumi tourism and the younger service sector; less so in government and older generations. Russian remains widely understood.
Thailand
Low

EF EPI 2025 — Thailand (rank 116/123, score 402, 'Very Low' band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First / Signum International AG). EF places Thailand nationally in the 'Very Low' band (score 402, rank 116/123), but English is markedly more workable for a resident in Bangkok (EF city score 467), tourist/expat hubs (Pattaya 474, Phuket 431, Chiang Mai 453) and the hospitality/service sector than the national score implies — hence 'low' rather than 'very-low' for day-to-day usability. Government offices and rural areas remain Thai-only in practice.
06Private healthcare cost
Georgiamejor
$450/yr

Georgian insurers (Ardi, GPI, Imedi L) — comprehensive-tier plans

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Midpoint of comprehensive local plans: Ardi Medi Premium from ~$340/yr up to market comprehensive ~$795/yr (converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD). Expat international plans run higher ($1,000–2,000/yr).
Notas
Georgian insurers quote by callback rather than public age-rated engines, so this is a curated market midpoint for local comprehensive cover, not a bound quote.
Thailand
$1300/yr

Pacific Cross Thailand / Cigna / AXA comprehensive expat plans — market midpoint; insurers quote on request

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
4 jul 2026
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Comprehensive (inpatient + outpatient) private medical insurance for a healthy 35-year-old resident foreigner: international/expat plans with solid inpatient cover run ≈ 25,000–65,000 THB/year; a healthy-35 midpoint ≈ 40,000–45,000 THB ≈ $1,200–1,350 at 33.32 THB/USD. Recorded midpoint ≈ $1,300. Local Thai policies are cheaper (12,000–35,000 THB) but carry more exclusions/territorial limits. Premiums are quoted on request, so this is a curated market midpoint, not a single public engine quote.
Notas
Thailand has no universal coverage for foreigners; residents typically buy private cover or pay out of pocket at Thailand's (relatively low-cost, high-quality) private hospitals. Long-stay visas (e.g. some retirement/LTR conditions) require minimum inpatient/outpatient coverage. Medical inflation ~5–8%/yr. Range ≈ $750–1,950.

Veredicto

Cada perspectiva pondera solo los datos que importan a ese plan y dice a qué lado favorece.

Informática remota / autónomo

Contrato o trabajo por cuenta propia en tecnología, facturando a clientes de fuera.

Georgia encaja mejor: 2 de 5

01Freelancer tax burden
Georgia
1%

SettleMetric tax engine over Tax Code (Small Business Status)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme ge-small-business-1pct at €60,000 = 180,738 GEL (NBG 3.0123 GEL/EUR), below the 500,000 GEL threshold → 1% turnover tax = 1,807 GEL, no mandatory social/pension. Effective burden ≈ 1.0%.
Thailand
3,7%

SettleMetric tax engine over official Thai Revenue Department rules (rd.go.th)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2024
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme th-pit-40-8-business at €60,000 = 2,278,560 THB (ECB 37.976 THB/EUR): 60% Section 40(8) standard deduction → PIT base 911,424; less 60,000 personal allowance → taxable 851,424; progressive PIT (5% to 20% bands) = 85,284.80 THB → 3.74%. Social security is voluntary for the self-employed and excluded. Assumes the income is assessable in Thailand (remitted in-year); a non-remitting resident can owe 0% under the remittance rule.
02Internet speed
Georgia
16 Mbps

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Georgia

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Median of 343 daily country medians (download_MED), 47,852 download tests (2023 — latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; the 2024 file is only Jan–Mar, and 2025/2026 are not yet published). Georgia sits under continent code AS in M-Lab.
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures — comparable only within this criterion. Cross-check: the World Bank's July-2024 median of ~20 Mbps (Ookla-derived, so not citable here) is consistent with this once the M-Lab-reads-low offset is accounted for. Speeds are trending up (~10%/yr: M-Lab yearly medians ran 9.7 in 2020 → 15.8 in 2023), so multi-year pooling would understate current speed; the latest full year is used instead. GNCC/comcom.ge publishes operator quality-of-service measurements (e.g. Magticom fixed ~56 Mb/s advertised-tier average, 2025/26) but no national measured median, and its own speed commentary relies on the same Ookla data we can't redistribute.
Thailandmejor
16 Mbps

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Thailand (2024)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures (Ookla's Speedtest Index put Thailand fixed-broadband median ≈ 237 Mbps in 2025) — the two are not comparable and must not be mixed within this criterion. Thailand's real-world fixed broadband (fibre) is among the fastest/cheapest in the region; the low M-Lab number reflects test methodology, not typical line speed. Value is the median of 2024 daily country medians from M-Lab's public stats API.
03English proficiency
Georgiamejor
High

EF EPI 2025 (score 541, rank 35/123 — High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First). English is workable in Tbilisi/Batumi tourism and the younger service sector; less so in government and older generations. Russian remains widely understood.
Thailand
Low

EF EPI 2025 — Thailand (rank 116/123, score 402, 'Very Low' band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First / Signum International AG). EF places Thailand nationally in the 'Very Low' band (score 402, rank 116/123), but English is markedly more workable for a resident in Bangkok (EF city score 467), tourist/expat hubs (Pattaya 474, Phuket 431, Chiang Mai 453) and the hospitality/service sector than the national score implies — hence 'low' rather than 'very-low' for day-to-day usability. Government offices and rural areas remain Thai-only in practice.
04Cost of living (single, excl. rent)
Georgiamejor
$220/mo

Geostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Geostat 2025 average per-capita monthly consumption (603 GEL) split by the survey's COICOP category shares, with the imputed-housing portion removed, converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD (NBG 2026-07-02). Categories sum to this figure. Geostat has no clean single-person-excl-rent basket, so treat as a curated estimate.
Thailand
$560/mo

Thai National Statistical Office (NSO) Household Socio-Economic Survey — average monthly household expenditure, via TPSO (Ministry of Commerce)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 mar 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
NSO average monthly household expenditure ≈ 21,027 THB (March 2025). Removing about half of the 24.65% housing-&-utilities line as rent/imputed rent gives a household non-rent basket of ≈ 18,435 THB ≈ $553 at 33.32 THB/USD (37.976 THB/EUR ÷ 1.1399 USD/EUR, ECB 2026-07-02); used as a proxy for a single-person non-rent basket (a solo resident's non-rent spend roughly matches a small household's). Rounded to $560.
Notas
Whole-kingdom national average — Bangkok and expat-style living run higher (commonly ~$650–750/month excluding rent in market estimates). Non-rent basket: food, utilities, transport & communications, health, recreation, clothing (see cost-breakdown).
05Domestic delivery quality
Georgia
Good

Georgian Post + courier service pages (composite)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Georgian Post ~500 branches nationwide (1–3 day domestic parcels, some lockers/pickup points); Wolt Drive and Glovo last-mile in Tbilisi/Batumi; DHL/FedEx/UPS present. Dense and reliable in cities; locker density and nationwide same-day coverage thinner than EU leaders → good, not excellent.
Thailand
Good

Thailand Post and major carriers (Flash Express, Kerry Express / J&T, Thailand Post) — official service/coverage pages

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
4 jul 2026
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Dense, competitive parcel market: Thailand Post (nationwide, ~5,000 outlets), plus private carriers Flash Express, Kerry Express, J&T Express, and platform logistics (Lazada, Shopee). 1–3 day delivery is the norm in and between cities; next-day common within Bangkok and major metros. Cash-on-delivery is widespread. Rated 'good' rather than 'excellent': coverage and tracking are strong in cities but rural/remote delivery is slower and parcel-locker networks are far less pervasive than in top-tier markets.

Familia

Mudarse con pareja e hijos en edad escolar.

Georgia encaja mejor: 2 de 3

01Homicide rate
Georgia
2,03/100k

UNODC (via World Bank mirror) — intentional homicide, Georgia

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2019
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
2019 is the latest year UNODC publishes for Georgia. Low by global standards (world average ≈ 5.8); Georgia is widely regarded as very safe for residents. No city-level series is published.
Thailandmejor
1,84/100k

UNODC via World Bank (Intentional homicides, VC.IHR.PSRC.P5) — republished by Our World in Data

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2021
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
1.84 per 100,000 is the last firm UNODC data point (2021). UNODC/World Bank have not published a Thailand value for 2022–2024 (Thailand reports offences, not victims, and recent national figures were not submitted to the official series). Third-party aggregators quote rising unofficial figures (~1.9 in 2022, ~2.2 in 2023, ~2.6 in 2024) but these are not in the UNODC/World Bank published series and are not recorded here. To be re-verified when UNODC releases a newer Thailand figure.
02Private healthcare cost
Georgiamejor
$450/yr

Georgian insurers (Ardi, GPI, Imedi L) — comprehensive-tier plans

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Midpoint of comprehensive local plans: Ardi Medi Premium from ~$340/yr up to market comprehensive ~$795/yr (converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD). Expat international plans run higher ($1,000–2,000/yr).
Notas
Georgian insurers quote by callback rather than public age-rated engines, so this is a curated market midpoint for local comprehensive cover, not a bound quote.
Thailand
$1300/yr

Pacific Cross Thailand / Cigna / AXA comprehensive expat plans — market midpoint; insurers quote on request

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
4 jul 2026
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Comprehensive (inpatient + outpatient) private medical insurance for a healthy 35-year-old resident foreigner: international/expat plans with solid inpatient cover run ≈ 25,000–65,000 THB/year; a healthy-35 midpoint ≈ 40,000–45,000 THB ≈ $1,200–1,350 at 33.32 THB/USD. Recorded midpoint ≈ $1,300. Local Thai policies are cheaper (12,000–35,000 THB) but carry more exclusions/territorial limits. Premiums are quoted on request, so this is a curated market midpoint, not a single public engine quote.
Notas
Thailand has no universal coverage for foreigners; residents typically buy private cover or pay out of pocket at Thailand's (relatively low-cost, high-quality) private hospitals. Long-stay visas (e.g. some retirement/LTR conditions) require minimum inpatient/outpatient coverage. Medical inflation ~5–8%/yr. Range ≈ $750–1,950.
03English proficiency
Georgiamejor
High

EF EPI 2025 (score 541, rank 35/123 — High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First). English is workable in Tbilisi/Batumi tourism and the younger service sector; less so in government and older generations. Russian remains widely understood.
Thailand
Low

EF EPI 2025 — Thailand (rank 116/123, score 402, 'Very Low' band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First / Signum International AG). EF places Thailand nationally in the 'Very Low' band (score 402, rank 116/123), but English is markedly more workable for a resident in Bangkok (EF city score 467), tourist/expat hubs (Pattaya 474, Phuket 431, Chiang Mai 453) and the hospitality/service sector than the national score implies — hence 'low' rather than 'very-low' for day-to-day usability. Government offices and rural areas remain Thai-only in practice.

Dinero y cripto

Optimizar impuestos, banca y normas sobre cripto.

Georgia encaja mejor: 1 de 3

01Crypto regulation
Georgia
Legal friendly

National Bank of Georgia — Virtual Asset Service Providers

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 jul 2023
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Individuals pay 0% income tax on crypto gains (Minister of Finance Public Decision N201, 2019 — crypto is not Georgian-source income for individuals) and crypto↔fiat exchange is VAT-exempt. Service providers must register as VASPs with the NBG (regime since 1 July 2023). Very favourable for individual holders, hence legal-friendly.
Thailand
Legal friendly

Thai SEC — Digital Asset Business regulation; and Ministerial Regulation No. 399 (personal income tax exemption on digital-asset gains, Royal Gazette 5 Sept 2025)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
5 sept 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
Crypto ('digital assets') is legal and regulated: exchanges, brokers and dealers must be licensed by the Thai SEC under the 2018 Digital Asset Business Decree (AML/KYC). Classified 'legal-friendly' because of an explicit tax break — under Ministerial Regulation No. 399 (Royal Gazette 5 Sept 2025), capital gains from selling crypto/digital tokens through a Thai-licensed exchange/broker/dealer are exempt from personal income tax for income received 1 Jan 2025–31 Dec 2029. Trading via unlicensed foreign platforms is discouraged/blockable and not covered by the exemption.
02Financial control level
Georgiamejor
Low

US State Dept 2025 Investment Climate Statement (Georgia) / trade.gov

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
GEL freely convertible (float since 1998; IMF Article VIII since 1996); no capital controls; funds transfer abroad freely (except sanctioned destinations); no routine cash caps or resident foreign-account exit restrictions.
Notas
Caveat: since Georgia joined CRS (2024) and post-2022 de-risking, non-resident bank account onboarding has become notably stricter (source-of-funds documentation, some rejections). The FX regime itself is open; the friction is at bank KYC.
Thailand
Moderate

Bank of Thailand — Exchange Control Regulation (foreign-exchange rules for residents and non-residents)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
30 dic 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Composite: Thailand operates active exchange controls administered by the Bank of Thailand. The baht is not fully liberalized; residents may hold foreign-currency deposit (FCD) accounts and remit funds, but banks must verify supporting documents for inbound FX transactions of USD 200,000+ (BOT Circular, effective 29–30 Dec 2025) and report large non-resident transfers. Residents are taxed on worldwide income only when remitted to Thailand (Revenue Department remittance rule). Non-residents can open THB/FCD accounts with authorized banks. Foreigners can bank locally but face documentation friction; there is no FBAR-style personal foreign-asset disclosure. Neither low (like the EU) nor very-high (no hard capital lock-in) → moderate.
03Freelancer tax burden
Georgia
1%

SettleMetric tax engine over Tax Code (Small Business Status)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme ge-small-business-1pct at €60,000 = 180,738 GEL (NBG 3.0123 GEL/EUR), below the 500,000 GEL threshold → 1% turnover tax = 1,807 GEL, no mandatory social/pension. Effective burden ≈ 1.0%.
Thailand
3,7%

SettleMetric tax engine over official Thai Revenue Department rules (rd.go.th)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2024
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme th-pit-40-8-business at €60,000 = 2,278,560 THB (ECB 37.976 THB/EUR): 60% Section 40(8) standard deduction → PIT base 911,424; less 60,000 personal allowance → taxable 851,424; progressive PIT (5% to 20% bands) = 85,284.80 THB → 3.74%. Social security is voluntary for the self-employed and excluded. Assumes the income is assessable in Thailand (remitted in-year); a non-remitting resident can owe 0% under the remittance rule.

Vida tranquila

Priorizar la seguridad, el aire y una vida diaria sencilla.

Muy reñido para este plan

01Homicide rate
Georgia
2,03/100k

UNODC (via World Bank mirror) — intentional homicide, Georgia

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2019
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
2019 is the latest year UNODC publishes for Georgia. Low by global standards (world average ≈ 5.8); Georgia is widely regarded as very safe for residents. No city-level series is published.
Thailandmejor
1,84/100k

UNODC via World Bank (Intentional homicides, VC.IHR.PSRC.P5) — republished by Our World in Data

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2021
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
1.84 per 100,000 is the last firm UNODC data point (2021). UNODC/World Bank have not published a Thailand value for 2022–2024 (Thailand reports offences, not victims, and recent national figures were not submitted to the official series). Third-party aggregators quote rising unofficial figures (~1.9 in 2022, ~2.2 in 2023, ~2.6 in 2024) but these are not in the UNODC/World Bank published series and are not recorded here. To be re-verified when UNODC releases a newer Thailand figure.
02Cost of living (single, excl. rent)
Georgiamejor
$220/mo

Geostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Geostat 2025 average per-capita monthly consumption (603 GEL) split by the survey's COICOP category shares, with the imputed-housing portion removed, converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD (NBG 2026-07-02). Categories sum to this figure. Geostat has no clean single-person-excl-rent basket, so treat as a curated estimate.
Thailand
$560/mo

Thai National Statistical Office (NSO) Household Socio-Economic Survey — average monthly household expenditure, via TPSO (Ministry of Commerce)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 mar 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
NSO average monthly household expenditure ≈ 21,027 THB (March 2025). Removing about half of the 24.65% housing-&-utilities line as rent/imputed rent gives a household non-rent basket of ≈ 18,435 THB ≈ $553 at 33.32 THB/USD (37.976 THB/EUR ÷ 1.1399 USD/EUR, ECB 2026-07-02); used as a proxy for a single-person non-rent basket (a solo resident's non-rent spend roughly matches a small household's). Rounded to $560.
Notas
Whole-kingdom national average — Bangkok and expat-style living run higher (commonly ~$650–750/month excluding rent in market estimates). Non-rent basket: food, utilities, transport & communications, health, recreation, clothing (see cost-breakdown).

Detalles

Impuestos

01+Freelancer tax burden% effective burden at €60k/year self-employed profileGeorgia1Thailand3,7

Qué mide esto

Effective total burden (income tax + mandatory social and health contributions) for a solo IT freelancer with €60,000/year revenue and 10% deductible expenses, using the most favourable eligible scheme in the country's tax-schemes data. Computed by the SettleMetric tax engine; recorded as a curated value with the winning scheme id in method.

Cuanto más bajo, mejor· % effective burden at €60k/year self-employed profile· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Georgia

SettleMetric tax engine over Tax Code (Small Business Status)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme ge-small-business-1pct at €60,000 = 180,738 GEL (NBG 3.0123 GEL/EUR), below the 500,000 GEL threshold → 1% turnover tax = 1,807 GEL, no mandatory social/pension. Effective burden ≈ 1.0%.

Thailand

SettleMetric tax engine over official Thai Revenue Department rules (rd.go.th)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2024
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme th-pit-40-8-business at €60,000 = 2,278,560 THB (ECB 37.976 THB/EUR): 60% Section 40(8) standard deduction → PIT base 911,424; less 60,000 personal allowance → taxable 851,424; progressive PIT (5% to 20% bands) = 85,284.80 THB → 3.74%. Social security is voluntary for the self-employed and excluded. Assumes the income is assessable in Thailand (remitted in-year); a non-remitting resident can owe 0% under the remittance rule.

Legalización

01+Remote-work legalization easeGeorgiaLong stay pathThailandmejorDedicated nomad visa

Qué mide esto

Best available legalization route for a location-independent earner with a median (non-EU, non-US) passport, classified from this country's legalization-paths data: dedicated digital-nomad visa; general freelance/self-employment permit; realistic long-stay path (e.g. renewable temporary residence); only short visa-free/tourist stays; effectively none.

Valorado por categoría· se vuelve a verificar cada 180 días

Georgia

Government Ordinance N255 — visa-free entry

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Exceptionally easy in practice: ~94 nationalities (incl. all EU, US, UK, Ukraine, Russia) may stay visa-free for a full year and register an Individual Entrepreneur with 1% Small Business Status the same day — no residence permit needed. Scored as a long-stay path; there is no formal 'digital nomad visa' and the year of visa-free stay does not itself build toward permanent residence.

Thailand

Royal Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) checklist

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
15 jul 2024
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
Thailand has a dedicated digital-nomad visa: the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV), a 5-year multiple-entry visa (180 days/entry, extendable +180) for remote workers/freelancers, launched 15 July 2024, open to all nationalities with 500,000 THB of funds. The 10-year LTR 'Work-from-Thailand Professional' visa is an additional high-income remote-worker route with a foreign-income tax exemption.

Coste de vida

01+Cost of living (single, excl. rent)USD/month, single person, excluding rentGeorgiamejor220Thailand560

Qué mide esto

Monthly cost of a defined single-person basket (food, transport, utilities, mobile+internet, modest leisure) excluding rent, curated from national statistics office price data and large local retailers' published prices, converted to USD at the ECB rate recorded in fx-rates. The method field of each value itemizes the basket inputs.

Cuanto más bajo, mejor· USD/month, single person, excluding rent· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Georgia

Geostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Geostat 2025 average per-capita monthly consumption (603 GEL) split by the survey's COICOP category shares, with the imputed-housing portion removed, converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD (NBG 2026-07-02). Categories sum to this figure. Geostat has no clean single-person-excl-rent basket, so treat as a curated estimate.

Thailand

Thai National Statistical Office (NSO) Household Socio-Economic Survey — average monthly household expenditure, via TPSO (Ministry of Commerce)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 mar 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
NSO average monthly household expenditure ≈ 21,027 THB (March 2025). Removing about half of the 24.65% housing-&-utilities line as rent/imputed rent gives a household non-rent basket of ≈ 18,435 THB ≈ $553 at 33.32 THB/USD (37.976 THB/EUR ÷ 1.1399 USD/EUR, ECB 2026-07-02); used as a proxy for a single-person non-rent basket (a solo resident's non-rent spend roughly matches a small household's). Rounded to $560.
Notas
Whole-kingdom national average — Bangkok and expat-style living run higher (commonly ~$650–750/month excluding rent in market estimates). Non-rent basket: food, utilities, transport & communications, health, recreation, clothing (see cost-breakdown).

Gasto mensual por categoría (sin alquiler)

Georgia

Geostat — Households Expenditures survey 2025 (category shares)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Geostat 2025 per-capita consumption shares (food 38.7%, transport 11.4%, healthcare 11.0%, etc.) applied to the ~$220/mo excl-rent base and converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD. Georgia's very high food share is characteristic of the income level. National average — rent shown separately.
Thailand

Thai National Statistical Office (NSO) Household Socio-Economic Survey (category shares), via TPSO

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 mar 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
NSO household expenditure by category (March 2025, 21,027 THB/household): food & non-alcoholic 39.13%, transport & communications 22.50%, housing & utilities 24.65% (utilities-only shown, rent excluded ≈ half), health 6.35%, recreation & education 4.03%, clothing 2.10%, alcohol & tobacco 1.24%. Converted at 33.32 THB/USD. Line items sum to ≈ $553, matching the ~$560 cost-of-living aggregate. National average — city living runs higher.
01Food & non-alcoholic beverages
Georgia
Thailand
$247
02Transport & communications
Georgia
Thailand
$142
03Food & non-alcoholic drinks
Georgia
$88
Thailand
04Utilities (electricity, water, gas)
Georgia
Thailand
$78
05Restaurants, recreation & communications
Georgia
$41
Thailand
06Health & personal care
Georgia
Thailand
$40
07Transport
Georgia
$26
Thailand
08Clothing & footwear
Georgia
$13
Thailand
$13
09Healthcare (out-of-pocket)
Georgia
$25
Thailand
10Recreation & education
Georgia
Thailand
$25
11Utilities & energy
Georgia
$18
Thailand
12Household goods
Georgia
$12
Thailand
13Alcohol & tobacco
Georgia
Thailand
$8
14Education
Georgia
$7
Thailand
Total (sin alquiler)
Georgia$230/mes
Thailand$553/mes

Vivienda

Alquiler por tipo de vivienda

Alquiler de oferta: precio en el centro, con el de fuera del centro entre paréntesis ($/mes).

Georgia

SettleMetric — population-weighted average of covered cities (Batumi, Tbilisi)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Population-weighted mean of the rent-breakdown matrices of Batumi, Tbilisi; each cell averages the cities that report it. See each city page for its exact local matrix.
Thailand

SettleMetric — population-weighted average of covered cities (Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Population-weighted mean of the rent-breakdown matrices of Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket; each cell averages the cities that report it. See each city page for its exact local matrix.
01Estudio
Georgiamás barato
$450$303 fuera del centro
Thailand
$516$310 fuera del centro
021 dormitorio
Georgiamás barato
$592$471 fuera del centro
Thailand
$797$479 fuera del centro
032 dormitorios
Georgiamás barato
$892$635 fuera del centro
Thailand
$1355$859 fuera del centro
043 dormitorios
Georgiamás barato
$1370$970 fuera del centro
Thailand
$1842$1179 fuera del centro

Seguridad

01+Homicide rateintentional homicides per 100,000/yearGeorgia2Thailandmejor1,8

Qué mide esto

Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 population, latest available year. Country level: UNODC national series. City level: official municipal/police statistics where published; otherwise null (country value shown as country-level).

Cuanto más bajo, mejor· intentional homicides per 100,000/year· se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días

Georgia

UNODC (via World Bank mirror) — intentional homicide, Georgia

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2019
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
2019 is the latest year UNODC publishes for Georgia. Low by global standards (world average ≈ 5.8); Georgia is widely regarded as very safe for residents. No city-level series is published.

Thailand

UNODC via World Bank (Intentional homicides, VC.IHR.PSRC.P5) — republished by Our World in Data

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2021
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
1.84 per 100,000 is the last firm UNODC data point (2021). UNODC/World Bank have not published a Thailand value for 2022–2024 (Thailand reports offences, not victims, and recent national figures were not submitted to the official series). Third-party aggregators quote rising unofficial figures (~1.9 in 2022, ~2.2 in 2023, ~2.6 in 2024) but these are not in the UNODC/World Bank published series and are not recorded here. To be re-verified when UNODC releases a newer Thailand figure.

Sanidad

01+Private healthcare costUSD/year, comprehensive private insurance premium, healthy 35-year-oldGeorgiamejor450Thailand1300

Qué mide esto

Median of at least three publicly quoted annual premiums for comprehensive private medical insurance (outpatient + inpatient, ~$100k coverage, small deductible) for a healthy 35-year-old resident foreigner, from local and international insurers. Method field lists the insurers quoted.

Cuanto más bajo, mejor· USD/year, comprehensive private insurance premium, healthy 35-year-old· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Georgia

Georgian insurers (Ardi, GPI, Imedi L) — comprehensive-tier plans

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Midpoint of comprehensive local plans: Ardi Medi Premium from ~$340/yr up to market comprehensive ~$795/yr (converted at 2.6431 GEL/USD). Expat international plans run higher ($1,000–2,000/yr).
Notas
Georgian insurers quote by callback rather than public age-rated engines, so this is a curated market midpoint for local comprehensive cover, not a bound quote.

Thailand

Pacific Cross Thailand / Cigna / AXA comprehensive expat plans — market midpoint; insurers quote on request

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
4 jul 2026
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Comprehensive (inpatient + outpatient) private medical insurance for a healthy 35-year-old resident foreigner: international/expat plans with solid inpatient cover run ≈ 25,000–65,000 THB/year; a healthy-35 midpoint ≈ 40,000–45,000 THB ≈ $1,200–1,350 at 33.32 THB/USD. Recorded midpoint ≈ $1,300. Local Thai policies are cheaper (12,000–35,000 THB) but carry more exclusions/territorial limits. Premiums are quoted on request, so this is a curated market midpoint, not a single public engine quote.
Notas
Thailand has no universal coverage for foreigners; residents typically buy private cover or pay out of pocket at Thailand's (relatively low-cost, high-quality) private hospitals. Long-stay visas (e.g. some retirement/LTR conditions) require minimum inpatient/outpatient coverage. Medical inflation ~5–8%/yr. Range ≈ $750–1,950.

Dinero y cripto

01+Crypto regulationGeorgiaLegal friendlyThailandLegal friendly

Qué mide esto

Own classification of the legal status of holding, trading and cashing out cryptocurrency for individuals: legal-friendly (legal with clear, favourable rules or explicit tax exemptions), legal-regulated (legal under standard licensing/AML and taxation), restricted (partial bans: payments or banking access prohibited), banned (holding/trading prohibited). Classified from national regulators' and central banks' official positions.

Valorado por categoría· se vuelve a verificar cada 180 días

Georgia

National Bank of Georgia — Virtual Asset Service Providers

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 jul 2023
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Individuals pay 0% income tax on crypto gains (Minister of Finance Public Decision N201, 2019 — crypto is not Georgian-source income for individuals) and crypto↔fiat exchange is VAT-exempt. Service providers must register as VASPs with the NBG (regime since 1 July 2023). Very favourable for individual holders, hence legal-friendly.

Thailand

Thai SEC — Digital Asset Business regulation; and Ministerial Regulation No. 399 (personal income tax exemption on digital-asset gains, Royal Gazette 5 Sept 2025)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
5 sept 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
Crypto ('digital assets') is legal and regulated: exchanges, brokers and dealers must be licensed by the Thai SEC under the 2018 Digital Asset Business Decree (AML/KYC). Classified 'legal-friendly' because of an explicit tax break — under Ministerial Regulation No. 399 (Royal Gazette 5 Sept 2025), capital gains from selling crypto/digital tokens through a Thai-licensed exchange/broker/dealer are exempt from personal income tax for income received 1 Jan 2025–31 Dec 2029. Trading via unlicensed foreign platforms is discouraged/blockable and not covered by the exemption.
02+Financial control levelGeorgiamejorLowThailandModerate

Qué mide esto

Own composite of state control over personal money flows: currency/capital controls (IMF AREAER), restrictions on foreign accounts and transfers, mandatory income declaration scope for residents, cash payment limits, banking access for foreigners. Low = free movement of personal funds and easy non-resident banking; very-high = strict capital controls and pervasive reporting. Method field on each value lists the inputs used.

Valorado por categoría· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Georgia

US State Dept 2025 Investment Climate Statement (Georgia) / trade.gov

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
GEL freely convertible (float since 1998; IMF Article VIII since 1996); no capital controls; funds transfer abroad freely (except sanctioned destinations); no routine cash caps or resident foreign-account exit restrictions.
Notas
Caveat: since Georgia joined CRS (2024) and post-2022 de-risking, non-resident bank account onboarding has become notably stricter (source-of-funds documentation, some rejections). The FX regime itself is open; the friction is at bank KYC.

Thailand

Bank of Thailand — Exchange Control Regulation (foreign-exchange rules for residents and non-residents)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
30 dic 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Composite: Thailand operates active exchange controls administered by the Bank of Thailand. The baht is not fully liberalized; residents may hold foreign-currency deposit (FCD) accounts and remit funds, but banks must verify supporting documents for inbound FX transactions of USD 200,000+ (BOT Circular, effective 29–30 Dec 2025) and report large non-resident transfers. Residents are taxed on worldwide income only when remitted to Thailand (Revenue Department remittance rule). Non-residents can open THB/FCD accounts with authorized banks. Foreigners can bank locally but face documentation friction; there is no FBAR-style personal foreign-asset disclosure. Neither low (like the EU) nor very-high (no hard capital lock-in) → moderate.

Infraestructura

01+Domestic delivery qualityGeorgiaGoodThailandGood

Qué mide esto

Quality of in-country parcel delivery. excellent = nationwide next-day widely available, dense parcel-locker network, real-time tracking standard; good = 1–3 day delivery, lockers in major cities; basic = reliable but slow (3–7 days), mostly to-door or post-office pickup; poor = unreliable delivery, street addresses often unusable, informal workarounds common. Classified from official service/coverage data of the national postal operator and the two largest private carriers; inputs itemized in each value's method field.

Valorado por categoría· se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días

Georgia

Georgian Post + courier service pages (composite)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Georgian Post ~500 branches nationwide (1–3 day domestic parcels, some lockers/pickup points); Wolt Drive and Glovo last-mile in Tbilisi/Batumi; DHL/FedEx/UPS present. Dense and reliable in cities; locker density and nationwide same-day coverage thinner than EU leaders → good, not excellent.

Thailand

Thailand Post and major carriers (Flash Express, Kerry Express / J&T, Thailand Post) — official service/coverage pages

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
4 jul 2026
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Dense, competitive parcel market: Thailand Post (nationwide, ~5,000 outlets), plus private carriers Flash Express, Kerry Express, J&T Express, and platform logistics (Lazada, Shopee). 1–3 day delivery is the norm in and between cities; next-day common within Bangkok and major metros. Cash-on-delivery is widespread. Rated 'good' rather than 'excellent': coverage and tracking are strong in cities but rural/remote delivery is slower and parcel-locker networks are far less pervasive than in top-tier markets.
02+International delivery easeGeorgiamejorMinor frictionThailandSignificant friction

Qué mide esto

Ease of receiving goods from abroad. seamless = major international carriers deliver door-to-door, meaningful duty-free de-minimis threshold, customs clearance predictable in days; minor-friction = carriers present but low de-minimis, extra paperwork or routine delays; significant-friction = frequent customs holds, high brokerage fees, some marketplaces refuse to ship; unreliable = parcels regularly lost or blocked, informal import channels dominate. De-minimis thresholds and clearance rules from the national customs authority (official source, cite the regulation); carrier presence from carriers' official pages.

Valorado por categoría· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Georgia

Revenue Service of Georgia — customs procedures

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Georgia is outside the EU/EAEU. Personal-import de minimis: 300 GEL (≈ $113) and ≤ 30 kg, once per calendar month, exempt; above that, 18% import VAT + 0–12% duty + a small customs fee. All major integrators (DHL, FedEx, UPS, Aramex) present. Predictable but the low monthly de-minimis cap adds friction.

Thailand

Thai Customs Department — abolition of the low-value import duty exemption (de minimis) effective 1 Jan 2026

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
Major international carriers (DHL, FedEx, UPS) deliver door-to-door and clearance is generally predictable in days. But friction has risen sharply: 7% import VAT applies to all parcels since July 2024, and from 1 January 2026 the 1,500 THB de-minimis duty-free threshold was abolished entirely — every imported good is now potentially subject to customs duty plus VAT, with brokerage handling fees. Combined with routine documentation requirements, this puts Thailand at 'significant-friction' for receiving goods from abroad.
03+Internet speedMbps, median fixed downloadGeorgia15,8Thailandmejor15,9

Qué mide esto

Median fixed-broadband download speed over the trailing 6 months from M-Lab NDT open data (CC0), aggregated at country or city level. Not comparable with Ookla figures (different test methodology) — do not mix sources within this criterion.

Cuanto más alto, mejor· Mbps, median fixed download· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Georgia

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Georgia

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Median of 343 daily country medians (download_MED), 47,852 download tests (2023 — latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; the 2024 file is only Jan–Mar, and 2025/2026 are not yet published). Georgia sits under continent code AS in M-Lab.
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures — comparable only within this criterion. Cross-check: the World Bank's July-2024 median of ~20 Mbps (Ookla-derived, so not citable here) is consistent with this once the M-Lab-reads-low offset is accounted for. Speeds are trending up (~10%/yr: M-Lab yearly medians ran 9.7 in 2020 → 15.8 in 2023), so multi-year pooling would understate current speed; the latest full year is used instead. GNCC/comcom.ge publishes operator quality-of-service measurements (e.g. Magticom fixed ~56 Mb/s advertised-tier average, 2025/26) but no national measured median, and its own speed commentary relies on the same Ookla data we can't redistribute.

Thailand

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Thailand (2024)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures (Ookla's Speedtest Index put Thailand fixed-broadband median ≈ 237 Mbps in 2025) — the two are not comparable and must not be mixed within this criterion. Thailand's real-world fixed broadband (fibre) is among the fastest/cheapest in the region; the low M-Lab number reflects test methodology, not typical line speed. Value is the median of 2024 daily country medians from M-Lab's public stats API.

Idioma

01+English proficiencyGeorgiamejorHighThailandLow

Qué mide esto

Own banding of how far English gets a resident in daily life (government offices, healthcare, housing, services). Informed by EF EPI band (research source, cited with attribution, not republished) plus official language status and service-sector realities. Values are our bands, not EF scores.

Valorado por categoría· se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días

Georgia

EF EPI 2025 (score 541, rank 35/123 — High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First). English is workable in Tbilisi/Batumi tourism and the younger service sector; less so in government and older generations. Russian remains widely understood.

Thailand

EF EPI 2025 — Thailand (rank 116/123, score 402, 'Very Low' band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First / Signum International AG). EF places Thailand nationally in the 'Very Low' band (score 402, rank 116/123), but English is markedly more workable for a resident in Bangkok (EF city score 467), tourist/expat hubs (Pattaya 474, Phuket 431, Chiang Mai 453) and the hospitality/service sector than the national score implies — hence 'low' rather than 'very-low' for day-to-day usability. Government offices and rural areas remain Thai-only in practice.

En profundidad: impuestos en Georgia ·impuestos en Thailand ·calculadora de ingreso neto