Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 73.4% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿108.66
|
$20.00
$40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
$8.74
$17.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.97
|
$1.48
$2.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.87
|
$1.29
$2.57
|
|
pay 92.2% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
$2.71
$5.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿319.06
|
$14.65
$29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿242.69
|
$12.41
$24.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
$4.61
$9.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.60
|
$4.47
$8.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.09
|
$1.48
$2.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.33
|
$1.19
$2.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.19
|
$1.54
$3.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.99
|
$1.43
$2.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.81
|
$1.33
$2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.07
|
$1.46
$2.92
|
|
pay 58.5% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿164.16
|
$8.01
$16.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
$36.00
$72.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
$37,500.00
$75,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿390.08
|
$31.50
$63.00
|
|
pay 64.9% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
$50.00
$100.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
$530.00
$1,060.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
$460.00
$920.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
$70.10
$140.20
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
$241.67
$483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
$5,333.33
$10,666.67
|
|
pay 53.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿86.93
|
$3.00
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿84.73
|
$4.66
$9.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
$7.96
$15.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
$73.75
$147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿293.38
|
$10.25
$20.50
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
$77.00
$154.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
$60.00
$120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
$134.38
$268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
$118.75
$237.50
|
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