Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 97.1% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.02
฿72.48
|
$10.52
€10.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.47
฿196.60
|
$8.94
€8.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
฿17.92
|
$2.27
€2.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
฿8.97
|
$1.98
€1.94
|
|
pay 30.9% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
฿66.57
|
$1.40
€1.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.27
฿297.20
|
$6.29
€6.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
฿226.01
|
$3.85
€3.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
฿68.30
|
$2.80
€2.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.22
฿43.78
|
$3.63
€3.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
฿45.90
|
$1.14
€1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
฿25.62
|
$0.80
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
฿29.66
|
$1.14
€1.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
฿24.52
|
$1.41
€1.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
฿23.07
|
$0.78
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
฿19.28
|
$0.60
€0.59
|
|
pay 68.5% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
฿169.31
|
$8.53
€8.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.45
฿1,346.09
|
$90.47
€88.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$57,621.83
฿2,070,902.39
|
$27,350.05
€26,848.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.92
฿392.44
|
$22.30
€21.89
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.35
฿587.62
|
$39.37
€38.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.76
฿19,578.55
|
$1,204.80
€1,182.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.41
฿10,257.44
|
$833.60
€818.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.11
฿2,196.38
|
$234.31
€230.01
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.13
฿17,974.37
|
$149.74
€147.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,957.96
฿537,582.48
|
$9,414.73
€9,242.13
|
|
pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
฿82.84
|
$4.21
€4.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
฿68.15
|
$3.26
€3.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.32
฿155.32
|
$7.99
€7.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.39
฿2,098.60
|
$33.80
€33.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.20
฿258.86
|
$11.57
€11.36
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Berlin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.10
฿2,016.07
|
$81.96
€80.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.40
฿1,308.23
|
$38.22
€37.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.34
฿3,067.08
|
$87.04
€85.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.73
฿3,440.52
|
$103.50
€101.60
|
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