Cost of living comparison
London is 3.1 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in London instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB91.88
|
$25.22
£19.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB183.77
|
$10.09
£7.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.17
|
$2.54
£1.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.41
|
$2.08
£1.60
|
|
pay 43.1% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB53.58
|
$1.96
£1.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB320.27
|
$4.74
£3.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB218.51
|
$6.34
£4.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB73.55
|
$3.99
£3.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB43.18
|
$4.28
£3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB45.35
|
$1.47
£1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.27
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB33.80
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB25.67
|
$1.76
£1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB22.93
|
$0.73
£0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.34
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Bangkok
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB140.69
|
$7.20
£5.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,194.47
|
$252.24
£193.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,699,829.62
|
$34,406.00
£26,362.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB348.38
|
$25.33
£19.41
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB499.02
|
$39.12
£29.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,160.14
|
$2,697.16
£2,066.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,529.20
|
$2,027.26
£1,553.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,320.49
|
$284.51
£217.99
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Bangkok
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,368.61
|
$2,321.07
£1,778.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB407,806.67
|
$25,293.41
£19,380.44
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB68.91
|
$8.20
£6.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB78.42
|
$4.56
£3.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB137.82
|
$18.92
£14.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,911.72
|
$58.95
£45.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB229.71
|
$18.92
£14.50
|
|
pay 40.3% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,784.40
|
$103.07
£78.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,301.70
|
$49.65
£38.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,370.19
|
$112.31
£86.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,065.17
|
$123.32
£94.49
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about London or Bangkok. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.