Cost of living comparison
Italy is 58.6% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Italy instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿109.23
|
$15.74
€14.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
$9.09
€8.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿21.08
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.93
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 26.6% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿320.73
|
$7.20
€6.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿243.97
|
$4.88
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.88
|
$4.47
€4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.35
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.45
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.36
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿27.14
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.95
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.19
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 33.1% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿165.02
|
$8.02
€7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
$38.40
€35.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
$25,887.08
€24,201.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿392.13
|
$18.65
€17.43
|
|
pay 73.1% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
$30.75
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
$608.10
€568.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
$488.80
€456.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
$151.72
€141.84
|
|
pay 23.6% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
$459.30
€429.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
$9,604.44
€8,979.05
|
|
pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿87.38
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿85.18
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
$51.79
€48.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿294.92
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
$80.37
€75.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
$36.54
€34.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
$89.56
€83.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
$114.84
€107.37
|
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