Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.1 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Washington instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB91.82
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB183.65
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.16
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.41
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB53.54
|
$3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB320.07
|
$7.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB218.37
|
$4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB73.50
|
$3.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB43.15
|
$5.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB45.32
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.26
|
$0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB33.78
|
$2.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB25.65
|
$2.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB22.91
|
$1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.33
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 44.1% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB140.60
|
$3.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,193.72
|
$80.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,698,761.15
|
$35,699.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB348.16
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB498.71
|
$63.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,147.47
|
$2,560.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,523.21
|
$2,084.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,319.03
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,355.81
|
$2,326.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB407,550.33
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB68.87
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB78.37
|
$5.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB137.74
|
$12.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,910.52
|
$104.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB229.56
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 41.9% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,783.27
|
$73.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,300.88
|
$50.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,368.08
|
$115.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,063.24
|
$173.48
|
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