Cost of living comparison
Christiansted vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary
Christiansted is 82.9% more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.4 times more in Christiansted
- Groceries
-
pay 2.5 times more in Christiansted
- Transportation
-
pay 28.7% less in Christiansted
- Housing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Christiansted
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Christiansted
- Clothing
-
pay 55.6% less in Christiansted
The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Christiansted are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Christiansted. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Christiansted.
Christiansted vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Christiansted instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Christiansted
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
THB99.93
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
THB234.83
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
THB21.88
|
$3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.85
|
$2.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Christiansted
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB49.71
|
$4.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.63
THB290.22
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.27
THB244.58
|
$11.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
THB86.28
|
$13.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.63
THB54.88
|
$4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
THB59.51
|
$2.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
THB27.13
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
THB41.81
|
$1.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
THB29.41
|
$2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.29
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.27
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Christiansted
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
THB178.88
|
$3.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.98
THB1,176.64
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,193.83
THB1M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.55
THB354.74
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Christiansted
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.88
THB601.26
|
$50.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$675.80
THB22,731.05
|
$1,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.10
THB11,641.49
|
$800.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.03
THB2,759.05
|
$611.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Christiansted
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$568.31
THB19,115.66
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,500.59
THB555K
|
?? |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Christiansted
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.67
THB89.93
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
THB93.99
|
$4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.60
THB154.89
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.43
THB1,965.23
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.58
THB254.81
|
?? | |
pay 55.6% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Christiansted
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.75
THB2,379.76
|
$50.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.94
THB1,444.28
|
$12.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.05
THB3,264.28
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
THB3,697.30
|
?? | |
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