Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 32.3% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK131.80
|
$2.95
THB107.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK22.97
|
$0.57
THB20.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.62
|
$0.32
THB11.79
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.30
|
$1.86
THB68.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.00
|
$8.67
THB317.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK51.98
|
$6.60
THB241.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.55
|
$2.02
THB73.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.42
|
$1.46
THB53.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
$1.36
THB49.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.07
|
$0.63
THB23.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.80
|
$0.90
THB32.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.25
|
$0.73
THB26.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
$0.73
THB26.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
$0.63
THB22.92
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.17
|
$4.46
THB163.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK547.46
|
$38.39
THB1,403.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK283,869.65
|
$59,069.18
THB2,159,251.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK172.35
|
$10.60
THB387.59
|
|
pay 65.4% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK258.52
|
$15.74
THB575.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,480.85
|
$659.48
THB24,106.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,227.25
|
$314.02
THB11,478.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.00
|
$60.89
THB2,225.78
|
|
pay 45.8% more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,673.76
|
$562.72
THB20,570.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,361.52
|
$13,500.26
THB493,496.97
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK55.76
|
$2.36
THB86.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.46
|
$2.30
THB84.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK60.83
|
$4.43
THB161.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK301.22
|
$56.73
THB2,073.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
$7.97
THB291.50
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK741.36
|
$59.87
THB2,188.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK355.62
|
$40.54
THB1,481.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK828.92
|
$97.44
THB3,561.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,171.70
|
$102.02
THB3,729.16
|
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