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East London vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

East London is 6.1% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 77.5% more in East London
Groceries: pay 22.2% less in East London
Transportation: pay 23.2% less in East London
Housing: pay 37.1% more in East London
Childcare: pay 73.8% less in East London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% less in East London
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in East London

The cost of restaurants and housing in East London are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in East London. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in East London.

East London vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in East London instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 77.5% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	East London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$7.20 ZAR121.91	+132.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$4.61 ZAR78.02	-25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$1.04 ZAR17.55	+31.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.91 ZAR15.36	+172.3%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 22.2% less for groceries

	Bangkok	East London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$0.87 ZAR14.69	-39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$4.06 ZAR68.74	-43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.14 ZAR36.14	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$1.95 ZAR33.07	+41.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.72 ZAR12.24	-54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.69 ZAR11.70	-15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.72 ZAR12.16	-29.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.67 ZAR11.39	-21.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.72 ZAR12.11	-0.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.52 ZAR8.76	-20.3%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 23.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	East London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$4.92 ZAR83.28	+4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$22.33 ZAR377.91	-40.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$37,451.86 ZAR633,921.50	+0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$4.84 ZAR81.92	-58.4%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 37.1% more for housing

	Bangkok	East London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$45.80 ZAR775.17	+170.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$273.69 ZAR4,632.50	-59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$336.11 ZAR5,689.04	+4.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	+32.5%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 73.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	East London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$121.96 ZAR2,064.31	-80.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$4,321.37 ZAR73,144.79	-67.6%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	East London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$2.59 ZAR43.89	-7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.21 ZAR37.45	-12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$2.77 ZAR46.81	-37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$34.55 ZAR584.83	-32.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$3.75 ZAR63.39	-53.5%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	East London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$53.99 ZAR913.82	-8.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$29.75 ZAR503.56	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	-4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$88.33 ZAR1,495.08	-3.4%
Average			-9.4%

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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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