Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 14.7% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Germany, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.91
|
$2.95
THB107.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.76
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$0.57
THB20.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.32
THB11.79
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
Germany
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$1.86
THB68.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$8.67
THB317.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$6.60
THB241.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$2.02
THB73.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$1.46
THB53.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.36
THB49.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.63
THB23.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.90
THB32.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.73
THB26.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.73
THB26.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.63
THB22.92
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
Germany
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.71
|
$4.46
THB163.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.16
|
$38.39
THB1,403.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,095.75
|
$59,069.18
THB2,159,251.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.32
|
$10.60
THB387.59
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
Germany
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.19
|
$15.74
THB575.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€704.85
|
$659.48
THB24,106.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.17
|
$314.02
THB11,478.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.57
|
$60.89
THB2,225.78
|
|
pay 43.1% more for childcare
Germany
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.24
|
$562.72
THB20,570.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,031.63
|
$13,500.26
THB493,496.97
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.76
|
$2.36
THB86.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.03
|
$2.30
THB84.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.45
|
$4.43
THB161.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.26
|
$56.73
THB2,073.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.20
|
$7.97
THB291.50
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Germany
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€74.95
|
$59.87
THB2,188.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.74
|
$40.54
THB1,481.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.01
|
$97.44
THB3,561.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.28
|
$102.02
THB3,729.16
|
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