Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Palikir instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
฿76.05
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
฿206.43
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
฿19.81
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
฿9.93
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
฿45.62
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.37
฿317.86
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
฿210.33
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
฿66.76
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
฿38.39
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
฿51.69
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
฿23.85
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
฿33.79
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
฿23.70
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
฿22.55
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿21.12
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
฿113.18
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.64
฿1,412.45
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$54,453.02
฿1,847,046.23
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿359.63
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Bangkok
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.88
฿640.27
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$598.74
฿20,309.15
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.79
฿10,101.03
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.63
฿2,361.81
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.63
฿11,248.87
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,327.26
฿587,740.69
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
฿73.34
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
฿76.57
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.80
฿162.97
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.86
฿2,234.06
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.41
฿217.30
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Palikir
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.32
฿1,944.19
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.65
฿1,209.17
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.42
฿3,304.45
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.83
฿2,877.41
|
?? |
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