Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

New Zealand

Auckland vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 80.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Auckland
Groceries: pay 29.5% more in Auckland
Transportation: pay 48.6% more in Auckland
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Auckland
Childcare: pay 52.1% more in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.4% more in Auckland

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Auckland are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Auckland.

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Auckland vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$14.01 NZ$24.59	+371.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$8.96 NZ$15.74	+28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$1.98 NZ$3.47	+204.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$1.76 NZ$3.09	+400.1%
Average			+187.9%

Bangkok vs. Auckland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.5% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$2.20 NZ$3.87	+49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$4.29 NZ$7.54	-50.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$7.26 NZ$12.75	-0.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$6.26 NZ$11.00	+144.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$4.51 NZ$7.91	+176.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$1.30 NZ$2.28	-26.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$0.95 NZ$1.67	+18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$1.34 NZ$2.35	+7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$2.63 NZ$4.61	+200.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$0.95 NZ$1.67	+21.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$0.70 NZ$1.23	+1.0%
Average			+29.5%

Bangkok vs. Auckland - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.6% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$6.98 NZ$12.25	+31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$121.78 NZ$213.82	+248.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$25,206.41 NZ$44,256.70	-19.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$17.93 NZ$31.47	+70.0%
Average			+48.6%

Bangkok vs. Auckland - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$50.70 NZ$89.02	+183.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$1,312.12 NZ$2,303.79	+94.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$1,217.10 NZ$2,136.95	+251.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$138.93 NZ$243.93	+69.4%
Average			+145.9%

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pay 52.1% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$1,121.14 NZ$1,968.46	+97.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$19,362.77 NZ$33,996.61	+17.3%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$6.72 NZ$11.80	+151.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$3.41 NZ$5.98	+21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$27.17 NZ$47.70	+490.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$44.47 NZ$78.09	-23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$12.88 NZ$22.62	+70.1%
Average			+59.4%

Bangkok vs. Auckland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay about the same for clothing

	Bangkok	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$79.70 NZ$139.94	+12.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$40.10 NZ$70.41	-6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$92.74 NZ$162.84	-4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$109.54 NZ$192.33	-0.3%

Bangkok vs. Auckland - Cost of clothing

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