Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 41.9% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Paris, you would:
pay 79.3% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Bangkok
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.09
|
$2.77
THB101.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$5.55
THB202.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$0.58
THB21.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$0.31
THB11.49
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
Paris
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
$1.62
THB59.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.82
|
$9.67
THB353.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.43
|
$6.60
THB241.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
$2.22
THB81.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.54
|
$1.30
THB47.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.37
THB50.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.70
THB25.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$1.02
THB37.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$0.78
THB28.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.69
THB25.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.61
THB22.45
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
Paris
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.20
|
$4.25
THB155.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€85.40
|
$36.06
THB1,318.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$51,319.04
THB1,875,948.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.92
|
$10.52
THB384.48
|
|
pay 61.0% less for housing
Paris
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.97
|
$15.07
THB550.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,356.47
|
$608.65
THB22,248.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€996.81
|
$287.69
THB10,516.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€159.48
|
$70.06
THB2,560.92
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
Paris
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€769.74
|
$614.94
THB22,478.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,294.40
|
$12,311.97
THB450,059.32
|
|
pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$2.08
THB76.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$2.37
THB86.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$4.16
THB152.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€38.24
|
$57.72
THB2,109.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$6.94
THB253.51
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
Paris
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€94.73
|
$53.87
THB1,969.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€41.18
|
$39.30
THB1,436.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€102.10
|
$101.75
THB3,719.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€144.73
|
$92.54
THB3,382.75
|
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