Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Austria

Vienna vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Vienna is 76.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Vienna
Groceries: pay 32.5% more in Vienna
Transportation: pay 36.2% more in Vienna
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Vienna
Childcare: pay 2.4% more in Vienna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.7% more in Vienna
Clothing: pay 4.8% more in Vienna

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

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Vienna vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vienna instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Vienna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.74	$17.92 €15.99	+503.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.40	$13.44 €11.99	+92.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$3.81 €3.40	+485.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$3.19 €2.85	+806.1%
Average			+319.9%

Bangkok vs. Vienna - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.5% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Vienna
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.62	$2.22 €1.98	+50.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.68	$6.80 €6.07	-21.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.13	$5.92 €5.28	-18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.12	$4.62 €4.13	+80.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.78	$6.29 €5.62	+285.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.40	$1.32 €1.18	-25.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.08	$1.02 €0.91	+26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.73	$1.59 €1.42	+27.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.36	$1.84 €1.64	+110.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.24	$0.87 €0.78	+11.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.80 €0.72	+16.1%
Average			+32.5%

Bangkok vs. Vienna - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Vienna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.55	$7.63 €6.81	+43.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.47	$57.11 €50.97	+63.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$29,661.80 €26,476.65	-4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.09	$22.39 €19.99	+112.3%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Vienna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.15	$31.45 €28.07	+75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,689.17	$1,271.42 €1,134.89	+88.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,620.04	$899.29 €802.72	+159.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.97	$235.43 €210.15	+187.0%
Average			+127.3%

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pay 2.4% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Vienna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,080.44	$354.58 €316.51	-37.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$27,740.53 €24,761.70	+68.1%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Vienna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.77	$5.93 €5.30	+122.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.81	$5.12 €4.57	+83.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.60	$7.45 €6.65	+61.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.61	$37.51 €33.48	-35.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.34	$14.28 €12.74	+88.5%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Vienna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,375.38	$87.06 €77.71	+23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.62	$37.42 €33.40	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,258.27	$90.63 €80.90	-6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,690.49	$132.59 €118.35	+20.6%
Average			+4.8%

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