Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 5.8% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 91.8% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿109.23
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿21.08
|
$1.19
$250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.93
|
$0.64
$134
|
|
pay 30.6% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
$1.49
$313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿320.73
|
$4.89
$1,025
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿243.97
|
$12.79
$2,683
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
$2.90
$609
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.88
|
$2.49
$523
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.35
|
$2.30
$481
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.45
|
$1.03
$216
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.36
|
$1.48
$311
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿27.14
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.95
|
$0.63
$132
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.19
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿165.02
|
$3.78
$792
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
$33.09
$6,940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿392.13
|
$21.27
$4,462
|
|
pay 51.4% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
$360.46
$75,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
$228.98
$48,024
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
|
pay 88.1% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
$94.55
$19,829
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
$954.92
$200,274
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿87.38
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿85.18
|
$3.43
$719
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
$28.36
$5,949
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿294.92
|
$6.15
$1,289
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
$62.24
$13,054
|
|
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