Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.2 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB101.81
|
$15.24
€14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB203.61
|
$10.88
€10.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB21.24
|
$3.08
€2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB11.54
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
|
pay 54.7% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB59.36
|
$2.14
€2.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB354.87
|
$6.94
€6.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.11
|
$4.68
€4.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB81.49
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB47.84
|
$6.38
€5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB50.25
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB25.79
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB37.45
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB28.44
|
$1.65
€1.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB25.40
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.54
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
pay 57.0% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.89
|
$7.43
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,323.49
|
$53.34
€49.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,883,429.53
|
$32,415.23
€30,237.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB386.01
|
$25.46
€23.75
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB552.92
|
$42.52
€39.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB22,337.65
|
$1,392.07
€1,298.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB10,558.46
|
$988.74
€922.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,571.13
|
$278.35
€259.65
|
|
pay 44.7% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB22,568.64
|
$209.09
€195.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB451,854.18
|
$9,427.53
€8,794.20
|
|
pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB76.36
|
$4.90
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB86.89
|
$4.05
€3.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB152.71
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB2,118.21
|
$37.56
€35.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB254.52
|
$13.33
€12.44
|
|
pay 30.2% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,977.13
|
$88.82
€82.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,442.30
|
$41.27
€38.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,734.21
|
$96.51
€90.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,396.24
|
$144.43
€134.73
|
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