Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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United Kingdom

Wakefield vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Wakefield is 2.0 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Wakefield
Groceries: pay 13.1% more in Wakefield
Transportation: pay 79.9% more in Wakefield
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Wakefield
Childcare: pay 80.5% more in Wakefield
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Wakefield
Clothing: pay 5.4% more in Wakefield

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

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Wakefield vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Wakefield
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.32	$19.82 £14.97	+567.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB233.40	$9.91 £7.48	+42.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.75	$2.30 £1.73	+252.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.78	$1.33 £1.00	+277.3%
Average			+284.9%

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pay 13.1% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Wakefield
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.41	$1.88 £1.42	+27.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB288.45	$3.83 £2.89	-55.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB243.10	$5.44 £4.10	-25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.75	$3.96 £2.99	+54.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.55	$3.78 £2.85	+131.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.15	$1.37 £1.03	-22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.96	$0.65 £0.49	-19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.56	$1.17 £0.88	-6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.23	$1.31 £0.99	+49.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.13	$0.80 £0.60	+2.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.13	$0.75 £0.57	+8.3%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 79.9% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Wakefield
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB177.79	$7.67 £5.79	+44.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,169.48	$104.39 £78.83	+198.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$37,779.88 £28,528.19	+21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB352.58	$16.45 £12.42	+56.0%
Average			+79.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Wakefield
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB597.60	$42.55 £32.13	+138.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,592.79	$991.08 £748.38	+46.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,570.68	$693.75 £523.87	+100.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,742.27	$262.73 £198.39	+220.3%
Average			+126.4%

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pay 80.5% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Wakefield
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,999.39	$1,213.52 £916.35	+113.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB552K	$24,314.44 £18,360.22	+47.4%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Wakefield
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.39	$5.95 £4.49	+122.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.42	$4.28 £3.23	+53.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.94	$22.46 £16.96	+387.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,953.28	$35.01 £26.44	-40.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB253.26	$13.87 £10.47	+83.1%
Average			+121.3%

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pay 5.4% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Wakefield
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,365.29	$86.65 £65.43	+22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,435.49	$52.86 £39.91	+23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,244.43	$90.91 £68.65	-6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,674.81	$90.30 £68.19	-17.9%
Average			+5.4%

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