Cost of living comparison
Athens is 46.7% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Athens instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 20.1% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$7.06
€6.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
$32.98
€30.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
$11.43
€10.73
|
|
pay 99.5% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$33.96
€31.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
$553.55
€519.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
$521.82
€489.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$202.27
€189.78
|
|
pay 19.5% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
$488.12
€457.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$10,050.80
€9,430.16
|
|
pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$45.80
€42.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$84.84
€79.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
$38.04
€35.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$90.00
€84.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$111.33
€104.46
|
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