Cost of living comparison
Paris is 2.3 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Paris instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿102.60
|
$16.49
€15.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿205.20
|
$10.99
€10.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿19.80
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.20
|
$2.70
€2.52
|
|
pay 79.7% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿64.67
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿301.26
|
$9.69
€9.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿229.16
|
$4.75
€4.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿70.10
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿50.61
|
$6.40
€5.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿47.29
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.03
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿31.34
|
$1.49
€1.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿25.49
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿25.32
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿21.78
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
pay 67.9% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿155.00
|
$8.20
€7.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,333.77
|
$92.35
€86.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,051,960.91
|
$24,187.89
€22,576.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿368.33
|
$21.89
€20.44
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿546.88
|
$32.60
€30.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿22,909.06
|
$1,438.32
€1,342.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿10,908.59
|
$1,037.88
€968.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,115.18
|
$169.67
€158.37
|
|
pay 40.6% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿19,547.99
|
$830.08
€774.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿468,975.67
|
$18,062.39
€16,859.43
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿82.08
|
$7.69
€7.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿80.01
|
$4.19
€3.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿153.90
|
$11.54
€10.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿1,970.55
|
$39.26
€36.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿277.01
|
$13.19
€12.31
|
|
pay 33.0% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,079.90
|
$110.46
€103.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,408.25
|
$41.99
€39.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,384.80
|
$101.08
€94.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,543.86
|
$143.22
€133.69
|
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