Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 43.7% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB101.79
|
$4.19
₹350.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB203.58
|
$4.19
₹350.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB21.24
|
$0.43
₹36.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB11.54
|
$0.19
₹16.10
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB59.35
|
$0.53
₹43.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB354.80
|
$2.40
₹200.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.07
|
$2.87
₹239.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB81.48
|
$1.12
₹93.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB47.83
|
$1.62
₹135.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB50.24
|
$0.91
₹75.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB25.78
|
$0.38
₹31.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB37.44
|
$0.47
₹39.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB28.44
|
$0.25
₹20.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB25.40
|
$0.16
₹13.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.53
|
$0.20
₹16.85
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.86
|
$4.49
₹375.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,323.26
|
$11.98
₹1,001.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,883,098.83
|
$14,378.06
₹1,201,309.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB385.95
|
$2.52
₹210.23
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB552.82
|
$8.22
₹686.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB22,333.73
|
$257.61
₹21,523.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB10,556.60
|
$147.09
₹12,289.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,570.68
|
$50.99
₹4,260.62
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB22,564.68
|
$92.34
₹7,714.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB451,774.84
|
$1,986.57
₹165,980.87
|
|
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB76.34
|
$1.80
₹150.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB86.87
|
$2.08
₹173.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB152.68
|
$4.19
₹350.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB2,117.84
|
$23.02
₹1,923.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB254.47
|
$4.79
₹400.44
|
|
pay 39.8% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,976.78
|
$31.38
₹2,622.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,442.04
|
$36.88
₹3,081.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,733.55
|
$49.59
₹4,143.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,395.64
|
$36.96
₹3,088.45
|
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