Cost of living comparison
Apia is 62.9% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Apia instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿108.66
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.97
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.87
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 56.4% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿319.06
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿242.69
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.60
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.09
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.33
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.19
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.99
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.81
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.07
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿164.16
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿390.08
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 85.1% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿86.93
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿84.73
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿293.38
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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