Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 41.0% cheaper than Adelaide.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Adelaide, you would:
pay 74.0% less for restaurants
Adelaide
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.39
A$29.11
|
$2.77
THB101.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.03
A$15.06
|
$5.55
THB203.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
A$4.19
|
$0.58
THB21.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
A$3.52
|
$0.31
THB11.54
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Adelaide
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
A$4.11
|
$1.62
THB59.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
A$8.88
|
$9.67
THB354.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
A$8.12
|
$6.60
THB242.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.56
A$6.84
|
$2.22
THB81.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
A$6.40
|
$1.30
THB47.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.18
|
$1.37
THB50.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
A$2.12
|
$0.70
THB25.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
A$2.71
|
$1.02
THB37.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
A$3.14
|
$0.78
THB28.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
A$2.10
|
$0.69
THB25.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
A$1.74
|
$0.61
THB22.53
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
Adelaide
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
A$7.26
|
$4.25
THB155.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.85
A$121.36
|
$36.06
THB1,323.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,205.37
A$39,335.60
|
$51,319.04
THB1,882,934.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.39
A$29.11
|
$10.52
THB385.91
|
|
pay 69.0% less for housing
Adelaide
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.68
A$91.08
|
$15.07
THB552.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,449.19
A$2,175.31
|
$608.65
THB22,331.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.65
A$1,611.60
|
$287.69
THB10,555.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.76
A$344.88
|
$70.06
THB2,570.46
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
Adelaide
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,404.75
A$2,108.60
|
$614.94
THB22,562.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,559.99
A$17,352.13
|
$12,311.97
THB451,735.50
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Adelaide
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.02
A$12.04
|
$2.08
THB76.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
A$5.75
|
$2.37
THB86.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.75
A$40.15
|
$4.16
THB152.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.41
A$72.66
|
$57.72
THB2,117.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.38
A$21.58
|
$6.94
THB254.45
|
|
pay 38.2% less for clothing
Adelaide
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.69
A$140.64
|
$53.87
THB1,976.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.98
A$109.55
|
$39.30
THB1,441.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.08
A$207.27
|
$101.75
THB3,733.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$149.32
A$224.14
|
$92.54
THB3,395.35
|
|
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