A young couple have been left in shock after discovering the price of a can of baked beans in Thailand.
The pair, who live in Australia but are originally from the UK, revealed one can of the Aussie pantry staple would set them back 420 baht or AUD$20.
TikTok stars Mark and Nadine posted a video of the incident at Makro supermarket with the title: ‘And they say Thailand is cheap’.
‘You want your Heinz beans in Thailand,’ Nadine asked before revealing the price.
‘Only 420 baht,’ she exclaimed.
The shock began to sink in once they they converted the Thai baht to Australian dollars.
‘What…20 Australian dollars for a can of f****** beans,’ Mark asked.
At the current exchange rate this would mean that Heinz beans cost $17 per can in Thailand, compared to just $3.50 from Woolworths in Australia.
At the current exchange rate this would mean that Heinz beans cost $17 per can in Thailand, compared to just $3.50 from Woolworths in Australia
Other Aussies revealed they had also been shocked by the price of beans.
‘I was so excited when I saw them, until I saw the price,’ one woman said.
One woman explained that the popular UK brand beans have added import taxes, but the couple still found the mark up crazy.
A local suggested shopping at the Villa Market in Phuket instead, where Heinz beans are only 139 baht (5.65 AUD).
Another person suggested swapping in Thai branded baked beans which cost only 20 baht.
Others encouraged the expats to eat like local Thais if they wanted to save money.
Travellers chimed in that other foreign products such as cheese were also notoriously expensive in Thailand.
This lead some to say that Thailand wasn’t as cheap as it seems, but they agreed visiting and even living there was ‘absolutely worth it’.
This isn’t the first time overseas price differences have sparked outrage.
A cattle farmer recently visiting Tokyo was shocked to discover some cuts of Australia beef were retailing for $4 cheaper per kilogram in Japan than back home.
He was surprised to find that even with added export costs, Japanese consumers could still purchase the same Australian beef for a cheaper price.
The farmer suggested the possible reason for the difference was the dominance of supermarkets such as Woolworths and Coles in Australia.
He said that Japan has more competitive prices because their market has many different, smaller retailers instead of just a few.
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