Cost of living comparison
France is 85.1% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in France instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 51.2% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 31.7% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 82.0% more for housing
Bangkok
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 69.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
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