Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 10.6% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Italy, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.61
|
$2.95
THB107.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.27
|
$0.57
THB20.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.32
THB11.79
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
Italy
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
$1.86
THB68.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.68
|
$8.67
THB317.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.53
|
$6.60
THB241.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
$2.02
THB73.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.14
|
$1.46
THB53.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.36
THB49.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.63
THB23.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.90
THB32.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$0.73
THB26.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.73
THB26.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.63
THB22.92
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
Italy
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.44
|
$4.46
THB163.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.62
|
$38.39
THB1,403.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
$59,069.18
THB2,159,251.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.30
|
$10.60
THB387.59
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
Italy
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
$15.74
THB575.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€564.17
|
$659.48
THB24,106.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€453.49
|
$314.02
THB11,478.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
$60.89
THB2,225.78
|
|
pay 31.6% more for childcare
Italy
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€426.11
|
$562.72
THB20,570.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
$13,500.26
THB493,496.97
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.48
|
$2.36
THB86.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$2.30
THB84.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
$4.43
THB161.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.05
|
$56.73
THB2,073.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.65
|
$7.97
THB291.50
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Italy
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
$59.87
THB2,188.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
$40.54
THB1,481.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
$97.44
THB3,561.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€106.55
|
$102.02
THB3,729.16
|
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