Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Ireland

Athlone vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Athlone is 81.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Athlone
Groceries: pay 8.4% more in Athlone
Transportation: pay 38.1% more in Athlone
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Athlone
Childcare: pay 24.0% less in Athlone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.4% more in Athlone
Clothing: pay 5.9% less in Athlone

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Athlone are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Athlone. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Athlone.

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Athlone vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Athlone instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Athlone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.72	$22.38 €19.99	+653.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.34	$12.85 €11.47	+84.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$2.90 €2.59	+345.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$1.89 €1.69	+437.0%
Average			+322.0%

Bangkok vs. Athlone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.4% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Athlone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.61	$1.29 €1.16	-12.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.61	$5.49 €4.90	-36.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.07	$5.43 €4.85	-25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.09	$3.86 €3.45	+50.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.77	$5.20 €4.64	+218.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.39	$1.19 €1.06	-33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.07	$0.73 €0.65	-9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.72	$1.08 €0.97	-12.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.35	$1.29 €1.15	+47.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.23	$1.05 €0.93	+33.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.81 €0.72	+16.9%
Average			+8.4%

Bangkok vs. Athlone - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.1% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Athlone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.50	$7.62 €6.81	+43.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$39,000.39 €34,823.33	+25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.00	$17.24 €15.40	+63.5%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Athlone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.00	$48.52 €43.33	+171.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,683.32	$1,497.65 €1,337.24	+121.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,617.04	$1,371.68 €1,224.77	+296.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.26	$183.99 €164.28	+124.3%
Average			+183.0%

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pay 24.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Athlone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,075.51	$1,007.76 €899.83	+77.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$5,374.73 €4,799.08	-67.4%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 68.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Athlone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.75	$7.28 €6.50	+172.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.79	$4.38 €3.91	+56.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.56	$17.92 €16.00	+289.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.10	$57.85 €51.66	-1.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.28	$11.20 €10.00	+47.8%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Athlone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,374.76	$94.91 €84.74	+34.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.24	$41.06 €36.66	-4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,257.43	$85.38 €76.24	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,689.53	$76.52 €68.32	-30.4%
Average			-5.9%

Bangkok vs. Athlone - Cost of clothing

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