Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 5.1% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 82.0% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Brasilia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
THB108.57
|
$5.93
R$30.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB217.13
|
$6.92
R$35.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB20.95
|
$1.07
R$5.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB11.86
|
$0.72
R$3.64
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
THB68.44
|
$1.61
R$8.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
THB318.79
|
$4.63
R$23.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.48
|
$4.23
R$21.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB74.18
|
$2.29
R$11.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB53.55
|
$1.82
R$9.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
THB50.04
|
$0.78
R$3.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.31
|
$0.53
R$2.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB33.16
|
$0.43
R$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.97
|
$0.70
R$3.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.79
|
$0.48
R$2.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.05
|
$0.47
R$2.38
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB164.02
|
$4.59
R$23.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
THB1,411.35
|
$50.51
R$256.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
THB2,171,307.12
|
$23,730.52
R$120,373.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
THB389.75
|
$8.99
R$45.59
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
THB578.68
|
$21.45
R$108.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
THB24,241.50
|
$384.72
R$1,951.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
THB11,543.05
|
$223.17
R$1,132.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
THB2,238.21
|
$65.73
R$333.43
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
THB20,684.94
|
$383.64
R$1,946.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
THB496,252.24
|
$9,542.54
R$48,404.55
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
THB86.85
|
$1.98
R$10.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
THB84.66
|
$1.62
R$8.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
THB162.85
|
$2.37
R$12.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
THB2,085.17
|
$23.91
R$121.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
THB293.13
|
$7.51
R$38.12
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
THB2,200.87
|
$46.01
R$233.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
THB1,490.16
|
$45.46
R$230.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
THB3,581.67
|
$75.98
R$385.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
THB3,749.98
|
$62.59
R$317.48
|
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