Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 26.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.64
|
$2.95
THB107.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.96
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$0.57
THB20.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.32
THB11.79
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.86
THB68.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.88
|
$8.67
THB317.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$6.60
THB241.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$2.02
THB73.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$1.46
THB53.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.36
THB49.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.63
THB23.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.90
THB32.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.73
THB26.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.73
THB26.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.63
THB22.92
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.84
|
$4.46
THB163.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.16
|
$38.39
THB1,403.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,349.90
|
$59,069.18
THB2,159,251.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.01
|
$10.60
THB387.59
|
pay 56.2% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.12
|
$15.74
THB575.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£840.82
|
$659.48
THB24,106.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£667.66
|
$314.02
THB11,478.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.35
|
$60.89
THB2,225.78
|
|
pay 35.5% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£947.25
|
$562.72
THB20,570.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,216.01
|
$13,500.26
THB493,496.97
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$2.36
THB86.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.87
|
$2.30
THB84.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.83
|
$4.43
THB161.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.36
|
$56.73
THB2,073.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.56
|
$7.97
THB291.50
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.88
|
$59.87
THB2,188.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.34
|
$40.54
THB1,481.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.49
|
$97.44
THB3,561.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.54
|
$102.02
THB3,729.16
|
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