Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.1 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿108.66
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.97
|
$2.58
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.87
|
$2.54
€2.38
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿319.06
|
$7.55
€7.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿242.69
|
$4.69
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.60
|
$4.96
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.09
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.33
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.19
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.99
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.81
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.07
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 43.5% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿164.16
|
$7.71
€7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
$53.87
€50.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿390.08
|
$22.76
€21.34
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
$55.77
€52.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
$1,043.18
€978.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
$873.71
€819.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
$164.26
€154.05
|
|
pay 74.6% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
$944.84
€886.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
$24,473.75
€22,953.10
|
|
pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿86.93
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿84.73
|
$3.72
€3.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
$34.17
€32.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿293.38
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
$89.22
€83.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
$32.58
€30.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
$97.94
€91.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
$132.04
€123.84
|
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