Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 21.2% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 1.7% less for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿106.80
|
$2.08
฿75.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿213.60
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.61
|
$0.67
฿24.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.66
|
$0.35
฿12.79
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.32
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿313.60
|
$7.99
฿288.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿238.54
|
$6.46
฿233.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿72.97
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.68
|
$1.07
฿38.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.23
|
$1.20
฿43.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.93
|
$0.50
฿18.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.62
|
$0.79
฿28.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.53
|
$0.59
฿21.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.35
|
$0.62
฿22.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.67
|
$0.46
฿16.62
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿161.35
|
$4.57
฿165.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,388.40
|
$24.32
฿879.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,135,994.21
|
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿383.41
|
$9.68
฿350.10
|
|
pay 25.0% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿569.27
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,847.25
|
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,355.32
|
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,201.81
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
|
pay 33.6% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,348.53
|
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿488,181.48
|
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Thailand
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.44
|
$1.90
฿68.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.28
|
$1.94
฿70.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.20
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,051.25
|
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿288.36
|
$5.63
฿203.67
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,165.07
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,465.92
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,523.42
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,689.00
|
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
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