Cost of living comparison
Spain is 45.9% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Spain instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿106.80
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿213.60
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.61
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.66
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.32
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿313.60
|
$5.73
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿238.54
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿72.97
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.68
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.23
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.93
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.62
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.53
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.35
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.67
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿161.35
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,388.40
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,135,994.21
|
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿383.41
|
$14.14
€13.02
|
|
pay 80.2% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿569.27
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,847.25
|
$697.48
€642.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,355.32
|
$570.67
€525.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,201.81
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,348.53
|
$342.46
€315.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿488,181.48
|
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.44
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.28
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.20
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,051.25
|
$43.33
€39.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿288.36
|
$8.42
€7.75
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,165.07
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,465.92
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,523.42
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,689.00
|
$91.35
€84.13
|
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