Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 8.4% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Athens, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Bangkok
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$2.95
฿108.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$0.57
฿20.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.32
฿11.87
|
|
pay 7.3% more for groceries
Athens
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
$8.67
฿319.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.62
|
$6.60
฿242.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$1.46
฿53.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.36
฿50.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$0.63
฿23.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.90
฿33.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.73
฿26.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.73
฿26.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.63
฿23.07
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
Athens
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$4.46
฿164.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.72
|
$10.60
฿390.08
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Athens
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.15
|
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.39
|
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
|
pay 24.8% more for childcare
Athens
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.79
|
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$2.36
฿86.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$2.30
฿84.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.96
|
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$7.97
฿293.38
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
Athens
|
Bangkok
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.42
|
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
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