Cost of living comparison

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Delft vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Delft is 2.4 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants
pay 5.0 times more in Delft
Groceries
pay 70.6% more in Delft
Transportation
pay 95.7% more in Delft
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Delft
Childcare
pay 90.0% more in Delft
Entertainment and Sports
pay 94.5% more in Delft
Clothing
pay 21.5% more in Delft

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Delft are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Delft.

Delft vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Delft instead of Bangkok, you would:

pay 5.0 times more for restaurants

 
Bangkok
Delft
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.10
THB97.83
$17.52
€14.78
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.20
THB195.66
$14.02
€11.82
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.79
THB24.98
$3.40
€2.87

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pay 70.6% more for groceries

 
Bangkok
Delft
Bread
1 loaf
$1.44
THB45.43
$2.11
€1.78
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.50
THB268.35
$7.15
€6.04
Milk (1 gallon) $7.23
THB228.10
$4.82
€4.07

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pay 95.7% more for transportation

 
Bangkok
Delft
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.69
THB148.06
$8.55
€7.21
Monthly public transit pass $37.21
THB1,173.98
$81.76
€68.97
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,206.42
THB1M
$40,867.96
€34,476.86

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Bangkok
Delft
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.91
THB533.45
$40.18
€33.90
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $675.06
THB21,300.27
$1,600.15
€1,349.91
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $321.97
THB10,159.09
$1,317.49
€1,111.46

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pay 90.0% more for childcare

 
Bangkok
Delft
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $609.37
THB19,227.76
$2,024.52
€1,707.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,346.39
THB421K
$6,381.12
€5,383.21

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pay 94.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bangkok
Delft
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.79
THB88.05
$6.42
€5.42
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.54
THB80.16
$4.07
€3.44
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.40
THB138.68
$14.60
€12.32

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pay 21.5% more for clothing

 
Bangkok
Delft
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.81
THB1,855.49
$74.52
€62.86
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.03
THB1,200.06
$46.72
€39.41
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.24
THB3,289.02
$92.04
€77.64

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