Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 20.0% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 74.1% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$2.77
THB101.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$5.55
THB202.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.58
THB21.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.31
THB11.49
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
$1.62
THB59.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.95
|
$9.67
THB353.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.45
|
$6.60
THB241.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
$2.22
THB81.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.35
|
$1.30
THB47.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.37
THB50.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.70
THB25.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.02
THB37.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$0.78
THB28.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.69
THB25.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.61
THB22.45
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$4.25
THB155.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.26
|
$36.06
THB1,318.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
$51,319.04
THB1,875,948.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.71
|
$10.52
THB384.48
|
|
pay 40.6% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
$15.07
THB550.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
$608.65
THB22,248.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€821.73
|
$287.69
THB10,516.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
$70.06
THB2,560.92
|
|
pay 49.6% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€311.75
|
$614.94
THB22,478.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
$12,311.97
THB450,059.32
|
|
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.08
|
$2.08
THB76.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.51
|
$2.37
THB86.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
$4.16
THB152.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.16
|
$57.72
THB2,109.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.17
|
$6.94
THB253.51
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
$53.87
THB1,969.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
$39.30
THB1,436.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
$101.75
THB3,719.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.95
|
$92.54
THB3,382.75
|
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