Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 62.9% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$7.57
¥1,160
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$5.30
¥812
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$0.88
¥135
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$1.58
¥242
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$7.12
¥1,092
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$5.46
¥837
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$3.81
¥583
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$3.30
¥506
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
$3.33
¥510
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$2.26
¥346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$2.29
¥351
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
$1.79
¥274
|
|
pay 52.9% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$4.77
¥731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
$75.67
¥11,598
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$21,565.59
¥3,305,466
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
$28.75
¥4,407
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$35.00
¥5,365
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
$1,128.57
¥172,982
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
$671.52
¥102,928
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$138.96
¥21,300
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
$616.16
¥94,442
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$17,025.47
¥2,609,579
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$4.16
¥638
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$3.54
¥543
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$4.54
¥696
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$72.81
¥11,159
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
$13.62
¥2,088
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$50.16
¥7,688
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
$40.10
¥6,146
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$65.44
¥10,030
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$103.70
¥15,895
|
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