Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Alofi instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Bangkok
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
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