Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 83.1% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Helsinki
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$14.40
€13.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$10.42
€9.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$2.71
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 39.1% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$4.03
€3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$3.02
€2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
|
pay 53.2% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$8.73
€8.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
$71.46
€67.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$35,182.39
€33,009.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
$18.20
€17.07
|
|
pay 75.1% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$21.87
€20.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
$1,063.35
€997.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
$840.88
€788.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$80.65
€75.67
|
|
pay 42.7% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
$378.45
€355.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$6,404.29
€6,008.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$8.52
€7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$4.55
€4.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$10.66
€10.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$37.26
€34.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
$16.99
€15.94
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$92.71
€86.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
$36.44
€34.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$79.67
€74.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$119.75
€112.36
|
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