Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 13.9% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$2.77
THB101.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥801
|
$5.55
THB202.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥179
|
$0.58
THB21.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.31
THB11.49
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$1.62
THB59.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,242
|
$9.67
THB353.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$6.60
THB241.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$2.22
THB81.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$1.30
THB47.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$1.37
THB50.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.70
THB25.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥403
|
$1.02
THB37.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.78
THB28.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.69
THB25.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.61
THB22.45
|
|
pay 12.7% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$4.25
THB155.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
$36.06
THB1,318.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
$51,319.04
THB1,875,948.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,943
|
$10.52
THB384.48
|
|
pay 47.4% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
$15.07
THB550.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
$608.65
THB22,248.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,091
|
$287.69
THB10,516.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
$70.06
THB2,560.92
|
|
pay 5.5% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,710
|
$614.94
THB22,478.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
$12,311.97
THB450,059.32
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$2.08
THB76.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥514
|
$2.37
THB86.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$4.16
THB152.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,632
|
$57.72
THB2,109.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,902
|
$6.94
THB253.51
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
$53.87
THB1,969.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
$39.30
THB1,436.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
$101.75
THB3,719.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,414
|
$92.54
THB3,382.75
|
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