Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 13.8% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Athens, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.93
|
$2.77
THB100.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$5.55
THB200.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.95
|
$0.58
THB20.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.31
THB11.36
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Athens
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.62
THB58.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.33
|
$9.67
THB349.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.86
|
$6.60
THB238.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
$2.22
THB80.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.62
|
$1.30
THB47.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.37
THB49.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$0.70
THB25.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.02
THB36.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.78
THB28.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.69
THB25.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.61
THB22.19
|
|
pay 10.1% more for transportation
Athens
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.04
|
$4.25
THB153.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$36.06
THB1,303.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,184.32
|
$51,319.04
THB1,854,655.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.15
|
$10.52
THB380.12
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
Athens
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.94
|
$15.07
THB544.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€579.31
|
$608.65
THB21,996.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€489.78
|
$287.69
THB10,397.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€151.69
|
$70.06
THB2,531.85
|
|
pay 22.9% more for childcare
Athens
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€443.94
|
$614.94
THB22,223.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,549.47
|
$12,311.97
THB444,950.87
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$2.08
THB75.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.33
|
$2.37
THB85.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$4.16
THB150.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.76
|
$57.72
THB2,085.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$6.94
THB250.63
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
Athens
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.72
|
$53.87
THB1,946.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.01
|
$39.30
THB1,420.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.66
|
$101.75
THB3,677.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€107.27
|
$92.54
THB3,344.35
|
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