Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.2 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
฿76.05
|
$16.91
£13.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
฿206.43
|
$9.16
£7.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
฿19.81
|
$1.97
£1.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
฿9.93
|
$2.11
£1.63
|
|
pay 40.9% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
฿45.62
|
$1.95
£1.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.37
฿317.86
|
$5.55
£4.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
฿210.33
|
$5.44
£4.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
฿66.76
|
$2.11
£1.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
฿38.39
|
$4.32
£3.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
฿51.69
|
$1.47
£1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
฿23.85
|
$0.97
£0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
฿33.79
|
$1.11
£0.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
฿23.70
|
$1.08
£0.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
฿22.55
|
$0.87
£0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿21.12
|
$0.85
£0.66
|
|
pay 33.8% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
฿113.18
|
$5.41
£4.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.64
฿1,412.45
|
$18.18
£14.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$54,453.02
฿1,847,046.23
|
$38,408.47
£29,659.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿359.63
|
$27.41
£21.17
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.88
฿640.27
|
$57.08
£44.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$598.74
฿20,309.15
|
$1,812.19
£1,399.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.79
฿10,101.03
|
$1,439.69
£1,111.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.63
฿2,361.81
|
$93.47
£72.18
|
|
pay 71.7% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.63
฿11,248.87
|
$863.31
£666.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,327.26
฿587,740.69
|
$14,376.75
£11,101.78
|
|
pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
฿73.34
|
$4.93
£3.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
฿76.57
|
$3.08
£2.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.80
฿162.97
|
$4.44
£3.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.86
฿2,234.06
|
$73.06
£56.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.41
฿217.30
|
$11.98
£9.25
|
|
pay 36.1% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Gibraltar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.32
฿1,944.19
|
$103.95
£80.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.65
฿1,209.17
|
$44.05
£34.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.42
฿3,304.45
|
$91.62
£70.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.83
฿2,877.41
|
$123.33
£95.24
|
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