Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Ireland

Letterkenny vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Letterkenny is 63.2% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Letterkenny
Groceries: pay 35.1% more in Letterkenny
Transportation: pay 64.2% more in Letterkenny
Housing: pay 84.9% more in Letterkenny
Childcare: pay 48.5% less in Letterkenny
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.3% more in Letterkenny
Clothing: pay 4.0% less in Letterkenny

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Letterkenny are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Letterkenny. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Letterkenny.

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Letterkenny vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Letterkenny instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Letterkenny
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$19.04 €16.94	+540.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$13.44 €11.96	+92.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$2.58 €2.30	+297.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$2.25 €2.00	+538.1%
Average			+300.8%

Bangkok vs. Letterkenny - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.1% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Letterkenny
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$1.83 €1.63	+24.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$4.21 €3.74	-51.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$6.27 €5.58	-13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$5.36 €4.77	+109.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$5.82 €5.18	+256.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$1.86 €1.66	+5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$1.21 €1.08	+50.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$1.78 €1.58	+43.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.87 €1.66	+113.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$1.55 €1.38	+97.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.51 €0.45	-26.6%
Average			+35.1%

Bangkok vs. Letterkenny - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Letterkenny
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$7.38 €6.57	+38.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$73.03 €65.00	+108.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$39,000.39 €34,711.75	+25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$38.65 €34.40	+266.5%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 84.9% more for housing

	Bangkok	Letterkenny
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$45.69 €40.66	+155.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$1,052.55 €936.81	+55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$783.81 €697.62	+126.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$125.47 €111.67	+53.0%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 48.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Letterkenny
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$246.34 €219.25	-56.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$10,077.62 €8,969.44	-38.9%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 59.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Letterkenny
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$6.16 €5.48	+130.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$4.61 €4.11	+65.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$20.16 €17.94	+337.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$53.75 €47.84	-8.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$10.08 €8.97	+33.0%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 4.0% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Letterkenny
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$87.34 €77.74	+23.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$36.39 €32.39	-15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$90.98 €80.97	-6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$95.18 €84.71	-13.4%
Average			-4.0%

Bangkok vs. Letterkenny - Cost of clothing

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