Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Germany

Duisburg vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Duisburg is 49.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Duisburg
Groceries: pay 14.8% more in Duisburg
Transportation: pay 52.7% more in Duisburg
Housing: pay 56.3% more in Duisburg
Childcare: pay 32.1% less in Duisburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% more in Duisburg
Clothing: pay 33.6% more in Duisburg

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

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Duisburg vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Duisburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$13.44 €11.96	+352.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$12.88 €11.46	+84.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$3.92 €3.49	+502.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$3.17 €2.82	+800.2%
Average			+264.3%

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pay 14.8% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Duisburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$2.08 €1.85	+40.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$7.20 €6.41	-16.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.99 €4.44	-31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$3.49 €3.11	+36.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$4.81 €4.29	+195.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$1.52 €1.35	-14.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$1.04 €0.92	+28.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$1.06 €0.95	-14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.92 €1.71	+120.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.68 €0.61	-12.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.54 €0.48	-22.2%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 52.7% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Duisburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$8.51 €7.57	+60.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$67.74 €60.29	+93.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	+5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$22.95 €20.43	+117.7%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 56.3% more for housing

	Bangkok	Duisburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$40.87 €36.37	+128.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$701.62 €624.47	+3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$531.87 €473.39	+53.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$351.92 €313.22	+329.0%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 32.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Duisburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$167.96 €149.49	-70.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$25,753.92 €22,921.91	+56.1%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Duisburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$5.60 €4.98	+109.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$4.42 €3.94	+58.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$10.47 €9.32	+127.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$32.19 €28.65	-44.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$13.44 €11.96	+77.4%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 33.6% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Duisburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$97.04 €86.37	+37.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$48.52 €43.19	+13.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$111.97 €99.66	+15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$195.95 €174.41	+78.3%
Average			+33.6%

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