Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.5 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.25
|
$21.44
€20.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.51
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB20.98
|
$2.46
€2.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.94
|
$1.95
€1.84
|
|
pay 41.1% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.87
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.02
|
$3.60
€3.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.37
|
$5.32
€5.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.42
|
$4.22
€3.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.80
|
$4.64
€4.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.13
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.75
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.27
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.42
|
$1.86
€1.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.28
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.21
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.15
|
$7.19
€6.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,339.94
|
$123.25
€116.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,885,835.67
|
$39,306.91
€37,185.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.35
|
$26.47
€25.04
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB523.38
|
$55.82
€52.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,466.69
|
$2,138.28
€2,022.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,286.38
|
$1,827.10
€1,728.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,294.23
|
$214.65
€203.06
|
|
pay 40.0% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,556.40
|
$1,307.98
€1,237.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB449,483.59
|
$9,645.87
€9,125.27
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.40
|
$7.50
€7.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.04
|
$4.33
€4.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.17
|
$17.68
€16.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,859.70
|
$56.25
€53.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.14
|
$13.93
€13.18
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,883.22
|
$96.07
€90.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,187.11
|
$41.10
€38.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,308.45
|
$97.72
€92.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,138.92
|
$114.27
€108.10
|
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