Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.1 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB91.88
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB183.77
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.17
|
$2.82
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.41
|
$2.46
€2.26
|
|
pay 79.4% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB53.58
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB320.27
|
$8.56
€7.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB218.51
|
$6.08
€5.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB73.55
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB43.18
|
$6.36
€5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB45.35
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.27
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB33.80
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB25.67
|
$2.18
€2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB22.93
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.34
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB140.69
|
$6.69
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,194.47
|
$51.44
€47.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,699,829.62
|
$29,126.94
€26,789.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB348.38
|
$18.28
€16.81
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB499.02
|
$34.68
€31.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,160.14
|
$1,084.25
€997.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,529.20
|
$798.73
€734.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,320.49
|
$239.11
€219.92
|
|
pay 18.6% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,368.61
|
$264.10
€242.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB407,806.67
|
$14,747.24
€13,563.77
|
|
pay 64.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB68.91
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB78.42
|
$4.02
€3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB137.82
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,911.72
|
$43.96
€40.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB229.71
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 31.2% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,784.40
|
$101.40
€93.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,301.70
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,370.19
|
$95.61
€87.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,065.17
|
$121.29
€111.56
|
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