Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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United Kingdom

High Wycombe vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

High Wycombe is 97.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.1 times more in High Wycombe
Groceries: pay 7.4% more in High Wycombe
Transportation: pay 63.4% more in High Wycombe
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in High Wycombe
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in High Wycombe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.1% more in High Wycombe
Clothing: pay 14.5% less in High Wycombe

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in High Wycombe are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in High Wycombe.

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High Wycombe vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in High Wycombe instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	High Wycombe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$26.43 £19.76	+789.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$9.25 £6.92	+32.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$2.95 £2.21	+354.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$2.16 £1.61	+511.7%
Average			+311.4%

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pay 7.4% more for groceries

	Bangkok	High Wycombe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$1.63 £1.22	+10.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$4.96 £3.71	-42.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$6.50 £4.86	-10.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$5.01 £3.74	+95.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$3.90 £2.91	+138.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$1.40 £1.05	-20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$0.60 £0.45	-25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$1.38 £1.03	+10.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$1.52 £1.13	+73.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$0.74 £0.55	-5.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$0.54 £0.40	-22.0%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 63.4% more for transportation

	Bangkok	High Wycombe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$7.40 £5.53	+39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$79.29 £59.28	+126.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	+22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$31.77 £23.75	+201.2%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Bangkok	High Wycombe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$40.48 £30.27	+126.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$1,453.58 £1,086.83	+115.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$1,321.44 £988.03	+281.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$242.52 £181.33	+195.7%
Average			+184.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Bangkok	High Wycombe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$2,857.20 £2,136.31	+402.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$35,755.44 £26,734.06	+116.7%
Average			+230.1%

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pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	High Wycombe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$5.29 £3.95	+97.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$4.76 £3.56	+70.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$21.31 £15.93	+362.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$44.05 £32.93	-24.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$13.21 £9.88	+74.4%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 14.5% less for clothing

	Bangkok	High Wycombe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$66.07 £49.40	-6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$46.25 £34.58	+7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$66.07 £49.40	-31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$85.89 £64.22	-21.9%
Average			-14.5%

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