Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 35.5% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Roseau instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Roseau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿109.23
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿21.08
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.93
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 74.5% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿320.73
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿243.97
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.88
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.35
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.45
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.36
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿27.14
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.95
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.19
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿165.02
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿392.13
|
?? | |
pay 75.5% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
?? | |
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
?? | |
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿87.38
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿85.18
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿294.92
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 26.0% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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