Cost of living comparison

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United Kingdom vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 2.2 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in United Kingdom
Groceries: pay 21.2% more in United Kingdom
Transportation: pay 59.2% more in United Kingdom
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in United Kingdom
Childcare: pay 88.9% more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in United Kingdom
Clothing: pay 13.8% more in United Kingdom

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and groceries in United Kingdom are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in United Kingdom.

United Kingdom vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB98.21	$18.70 £14.48	+542.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB196.42	$9.25 £7.16	+58.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.76	$2.23 £1.73	+262.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.84	$1.57 £1.21	+436.5%
Average			+325.0%

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pay 21.2% more for groceries

	Bangkok	United Kingdom
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.32	$1.53 £1.18	+0.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB395.81	$4.35 £3.37	-62.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB246.75	$5.92 £4.58	-19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.61	$3.77 £2.92	+65.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.32	$3.70 £2.86	+181.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.61	$1.23 £0.95	-16.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.49	$0.67 £0.51	-8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.90	$1.26 £0.97	+21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.13	$1.42 £1.10	+76.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.02	$0.65 £0.50	-9.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.98	$0.65 £0.50	+4.3%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 59.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB150.55	$7.07 £5.48	+58.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,325.83	$98.23 £76.04	+149.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,865,988.62	$34,832.80 £26,962.46	-37.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB348.65	$17.15 £13.27	+65.8%
Average			+59.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Bangkok	United Kingdom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB517.87	$39.40 £30.50	+156.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,261.82	$1,243.58 £962.60	+117.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,178.12	$1,020.84 £790.18	+238.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,270.09	$229.21 £177.42	+240.4%
Average			+188.2%

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pay 88.9% more for childcare

	Bangkok	United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,329.53	$1,497.56 £1,159.19	+136.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB444,753.10	$18,629.32 £14,420.10	+41.2%
Average			+88.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.57	$5.63 £4.35	+141.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB87.11	$4.12 £3.19	+59.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB141.67	$17.47 £13.52	+315.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,840.13	$45.31 £35.08	-17.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB245.52	$12.89 £9.98	+77.1%
Average			+115.4%

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pay 13.8% more for clothing

	Bangkok	United Kingdom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,863.40	$78.43 £60.71	+41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,174.61	$40.13 £31.06	+15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,273.63	$90.36 £69.94	-6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,105.89	$96.72 £74.87	+5.0%
Average			+13.8%

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