Cost of living comparison

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Dunedin vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Dunedin is 84.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants
pay 3.9 times more in Dunedin
Groceries
pay 60.6% more in Dunedin
Transportation
pay 24.2% more in Dunedin
Housing
pay 92.9% more in Dunedin
Childcare
pay 8.2% less in Dunedin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Dunedin
Clothing
pay 7.4% more in Dunedin

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

Dunedin vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

 
Bangkok
Dunedin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.10
THB97.49
$14.42
NZ$24.85
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.20
THB194.99
$11.54
NZ$19.88
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.79
THB24.89
$2.02
NZ$3.48

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pay 60.6% more for groceries

 
Bangkok
Dunedin
Bread
1 loaf
$1.44
THB45.28
$1.94
NZ$3.34
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.50
THB267.43
$4.12
NZ$7.10
Milk (1 gallon) $7.23
THB227.32
$7.20
NZ$12.40

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pay 24.2% more for transportation

 
Bangkok
Dunedin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.69
THB147.55
$6.12
NZ$10.55
Monthly public transit pass $37.21
THB1,169.93
$69.23
NZ$119.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,206.42
THB1,169,932.86
$19,038.68
NZ$32,802.72

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pay 92.9% more for housing

 
Bangkok
Dunedin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.91
THB531.61
$52.04
NZ$89.66
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $675.06
THB21,226.75
$852.70
NZ$1,469.16
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $321.97
THB10,124.02
$738.47
NZ$1,272.35

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pay 8.2% less for childcare

 
Bangkok
Dunedin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $609.37
THB19,161.40
$559.62
NZ$964.20
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,346.39
THB419,669.10
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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Bangkok
Dunedin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.79
THB87.74
$6.92
NZ$11.93
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.54
THB79.88
$3.21
NZ$5.53
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.40
THB138.20
$23.08
NZ$39.76

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pay 7.4% more for clothing

 
Bangkok
Dunedin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.81
THB1,849.09
$67.79
NZ$116.80
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.03
THB1,195.92
$33.65
NZ$57.98
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.24
THB3,277.67
$90.87
NZ$156.56

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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