Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 55.7% more expensive than Bangalore.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 26.3% more for restaurants
Bangalore
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
₹300.20
|
$2.26
THB82.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.24
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
₹44.09
|
$0.63
THB23.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
₹15.28
|
$0.35
THB12.77
|
|
pay 95.5% more for groceries
Bangalore
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
₹49.60
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
₹354.02
|
$7.97
THB291.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.29
₹190.93
|
$6.00
THB219.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.49
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
₹147.83
|
$1.07
THB39.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
₹100.79
|
$1.19
THB43.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
₹31.27
|
$0.48
THB17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₹41.80
|
$0.79
THB28.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.60
|
$0.63
THB23.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.54
|
$0.64
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.05
|
$0.45
THB16.63
|
|
pay 44.4% more for transportation
Bangalore
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
₹390.89
|
$4.25
THB155.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.97
₹1,501.02
|
$22.11
THB808.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,966.29
₹1,501,023.14
|
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.07
₹340.23
|
$9.24
THB337.60
|
|
pay 35.1% more for housing
Bangalore
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.51
₹961.64
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.10
₹26,241.77
|
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$190.84
₹15,944.20
|
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.70
₹2,397.94
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Bangalore
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.21
₹11,129.25
|
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,674.70
₹307,009.27
|
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bangalore
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
₹200.14
|
$1.87
THB68.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
₹204.32
|
$1.81
THB66.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹360.25
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.93
₹1,999.33
|
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
₹450.31
|
$5.45
THB199.30
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
Bangalore
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.77
₹2,737.92
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
₹3,155.06
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.07
₹4,517.01
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.45
₹3,296.12
|
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
|
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