Cost of living comparison

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Martinsburg vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Martinsburg is 2.4 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants
pay 5.0 times more in Martinsburg
Groceries
pay 80.3% more in Martinsburg
Transportation
pay 29.9% more in Martinsburg
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Martinsburg
Childcare
pay 3.2 times more in Martinsburg
Entertainment and Sports
pay 84.8% more in Martinsburg
Clothing
pay 4.0% more in Martinsburg

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

Martinsburg vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.0 times more for restaurants

 
Bangkok
Martinsburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.10
THB98.65
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.20
THB197.30
$13.20
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.79
THB25.19
$2.88
 

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pay 80.3% more for groceries

 
Bangkok
Martinsburg
Bread
1 loaf
$1.44
THB45.81
$2.72
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.50
THB270.59
$5.36
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.23
THB230.01
$3.25
 

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pay 29.9% more for transportation

 
Bangkok
Martinsburg
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.69
THB149.30
$3.09
 
Monthly public transit pass $37.21
THB1,183.78
$70.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,206.42
THB1,183,775.25
$34,231.99
 

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Bangkok
Martinsburg
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.91
THB537.90
$67.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $675.06
THB21,477.90
$1,225.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $321.97
THB10,243.81
$937.50
 

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

 
Bangkok
Martinsburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $609.37
THB19,388.11
$1,966.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,346.39
THB424,634.53
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pay 84.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bangkok
Martinsburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.79
THB88.78
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.54
THB80.83
$5.29
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.40
THB139.83
$9.38
 

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pay 4.0% more for clothing

 
Bangkok
Martinsburg
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.81
THB1,870.97
$47.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.03
THB1,210.07
$48.33
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.24
THB3,316.45
$80.00
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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