Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

France

Nice vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Nice is 85.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Nice
Groceries: pay 56.3% more in Nice
Transportation: pay 42.2% more in Nice
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Nice
Childcare: pay 66.6% more in Nice
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.8% more in Nice
Clothing: pay 37.7% more in Nice

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

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Nice vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Nice
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$20.16 €17.99	+578.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$13.44 €11.99	+92.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$3.67 €3.28	+464.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$2.38 €2.12	+575.2%
Average			+328.3%

Bangkok vs. Nice - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.3% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Nice
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$2.22 €1.98	+50.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$10.64 €9.49	+23.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$6.36 €5.67	-12.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$4.79 €4.27	+86.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$7.66 €6.83	+369.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$1.93 €1.72	+9.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$1.12 €1.00	+38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$1.37 €1.22	+10.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$1.83 €1.63	+109.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$1.27 €1.13	+62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$1.17 €1.05	+69.8%
Average			+56.3%

Bangkok vs. Nice - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Nice
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$8.32 €7.42	+56.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$50.39 €44.97	+44.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$34,599.83 €30,881.66	+10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$21.99 €19.63	+108.5%
Average			+42.2%

Bangkok vs. Nice - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Nice
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$33.45 €29.86	+87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$1,113.35 €993.71	+64.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$845.90 €755.00	+144.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$177.45 €158.38	+116.3%
Average			+102.2%

Bangkok vs. Nice - Cost of housing

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pay 66.6% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Nice
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$1,548.97 €1,382.51	+172.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$16,796.03 €14,991.10	+1.8%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Nice
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$7.84 €7.00	+193.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$3.72 €3.32	+33.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$13.44 €11.99	+191.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$31.99 €28.55	-45.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$15.68 €13.99	+106.9%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 37.7% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Nice
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$111.41 €99.44	+57.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$50.39 €44.97	+17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$108.24 €96.61	+11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$191.75 €171.15	+74.4%
Average			+37.7%

Bangkok vs. Nice - Cost of clothing

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