Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 2.9 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB101.78
|
$37.84
£29.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB203.56
|
$8.83
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB21.24
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB11.54
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 70.0% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB59.35
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB354.77
|
$5.49
£4.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.05
|
$7.51
£5.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB81.47
|
$5.04
£3.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB47.83
|
$5.39
£4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB50.24
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB25.78
|
$0.86
£0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB37.44
|
$1.80
£1.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB28.44
|
$1.43
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB25.40
|
$1.09
£0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.53
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 99.7% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.85
|
$7.04
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,323.14
|
$65.58
£51.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,882,934.87
|
$30,458.39
£23,913.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB385.91
|
$41.21
£32.36
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB552.77
|
$64.32
£50.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB22,331.79
|
$1,860.29
£1,460.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB10,555.68
|
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,570.46
|
$108.19
£84.94
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB22,562.71
|
$2,002.18
£1,571.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB451,735.50
|
$18,733.28
£14,707.76
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB76.34
|
$6.94
£5.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB86.87
|
$4.76
£3.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB152.67
|
$12.93
£10.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB2,117.65
|
$76.30
£59.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB254.45
|
$16.40
£12.87
|
|
pay 36.0% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,976.61
|
$94.59
£74.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,441.92
|
$54.23
£42.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,733.23
|
$99.32
£77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,395.35
|
$122.97
£96.54
|
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