Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 81.4% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB101.81
|
$15.16
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB203.61
|
$10.32
€9.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB21.24
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB11.54
|
$1.81
€1.69
|
|
pay 24.2% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB59.36
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB354.87
|
$7.67
€7.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.11
|
$4.36
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB81.49
|
$3.02
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB47.84
|
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB50.25
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB25.79
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB37.45
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB28.44
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB25.40
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.54
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 29.9% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.89
|
$6.78
€6.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,323.49
|
$54.15
€50.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,883,429.53
|
$36,133.87
€33,706.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB386.01
|
$14.65
€13.66
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB552.92
|
$33.64
€31.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB22,337.65
|
$1,370.72
€1,278.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB10,558.46
|
$989.21
€922.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,571.13
|
$123.32
€115.03
|
|
pay 15.3% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB22,568.64
|
$543.23
€506.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB451,854.18
|
$9,978.95
€9,308.58
|
|
pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB76.36
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB86.89
|
$2.63
€2.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB152.71
|
$6.12
€5.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB2,118.21
|
$48.46
€45.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB254.52
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,977.13
|
$83.95
€78.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,442.30
|
$33.93
€31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,734.21
|
$87.19
€81.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,396.24
|
$99.93
€93.22
|
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