Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

New Zealand

Wellington vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 74.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 31.2% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 40.8% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 20.5% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.5% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 1.2% more in Wellington

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

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Wellington vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$13.73 NZ$24.27	+362.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$9.02 NZ$15.95	+29.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$2.42 NZ$4.28	+271.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$1.71 NZ$3.02	+384.8%
Average			+190.8%

Bangkok vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.2% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$2.16 NZ$3.82	+46.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$4.62 NZ$8.18	-46.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$7.12 NZ$12.59	-2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$6.89 NZ$12.19	+168.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$4.37 NZ$7.73	+168.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$1.40 NZ$2.47	-21.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.99 NZ$1.75	+22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$1.37 NZ$2.42	+10.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$2.93 NZ$5.18	+235.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+22.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.57 NZ$1.01	-17.7%
Average			+31.2%

Bangkok vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.8% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$7.03 NZ$12.44	+32.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$101.23 NZ$179.01	+189.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$25,203.61 NZ$44,568.72	-19.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$16.19 NZ$28.63	+53.5%
Average			+40.8%

Bangkok vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$53.32 NZ$94.29	+198.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$1,215.08 NZ$2,148.69	+79.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$1,141.32 NZ$2,018.26	+229.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$149.83 NZ$264.95	+82.7%
Average			+135.6%

Bangkok vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 20.5% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$1,055.30 NZ$1,866.14	+85.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11	-21.8%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$7.28 NZ$12.88	+172.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$3.34 NZ$5.91	+19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$25.18 NZ$44.53	+446.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$38.09 NZ$67.36	-34.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$12.04 NZ$21.30	+59.0%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 1.2% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$77.76 NZ$137.50	+9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$28.15 NZ$49.78	-34.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$101.77 NZ$179.97	+4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$152.66 NZ$269.95	+38.9%
Average			+1.2%

Bangkok vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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