Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Kingston, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.77
THB93.31
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.55
THB186.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.58
THB19.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.31
THB10.57
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Kingston
|
Bangkok
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.62
THB54.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.67
THB325.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.60
THB221.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.22
THB74.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
THB43.85
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.37
THB46.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
THB23.63
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
THB34.32
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
THB26.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
THB23.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
THB20.66
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Kingston
|
Bangkok
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.25
THB142.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.06
THB1,212.97
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$51,319.04
THB1,726,153.46
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.52
THB353.78
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Kingston
|
Bangkok
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$15.07
THB506.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$608.65
THB20,472.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$287.69
THB9,676.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$70.06
THB2,356.43
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kingston
|
Bangkok
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$614.94
THB20,684.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,311.97
THB414,122.03
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Bangkok
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.08
THB69.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.37
THB79.63
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.16
THB139.96
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$57.72
THB1,941.33
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.94
THB233.26
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kingston
|
Bangkok
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.87
THB1,812.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.30
THB1,321.86
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.75
THB3,422.38
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.54
THB3,112.64
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