Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.1 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿109.23
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿21.08
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.93
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿320.73
|
$7.55
€7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿243.97
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.88
|
$4.96
€4.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.35
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.45
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.36
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿27.14
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.95
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.19
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 43.5% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿165.02
|
$7.71
€7.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
$53.87
€50.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿392.13
|
$22.76
€21.28
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
$55.77
€52.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
$1,043.18
€975.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
$873.71
€816.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
$164.26
€153.56
|
|
pay 74.6% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
$944.84
€883.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
$24,473.75
€22,880.14
|
|
pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿87.38
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿85.18
|
$3.72
€3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
$34.17
€31.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿294.92
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
$89.22
€83.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
$32.58
€30.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
$97.94
€91.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
$132.04
€123.45
|
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