Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 52.3% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Bern, you would:
pay 83.3% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.14
|
$2.95
฿108.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF15.08
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.13
|
$0.57
฿20.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.80
|
$0.32
฿11.87
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Bern
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.77
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.84
|
$8.67
฿319.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.13
|
$6.60
฿242.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.68
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.78
|
$1.46
฿53.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.67
|
$1.36
฿50.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
$0.63
฿23.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.51
|
$0.90
฿33.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.62
|
$0.73
฿26.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
$0.73
฿26.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
$0.63
฿23.07
|
|
pay 25.0% less for transportation
Bern
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.35
|
$4.46
฿164.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF79.43
|
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF30,163.62
|
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.83
|
$10.60
฿390.08
|
|
pay 66.1% less for housing
Bern
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.59
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,224.83
|
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF916.51
|
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF212.04
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
Bern
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,144.97
|
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,393.17
|
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
|
pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.28
|
$2.36
฿86.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.75
|
$2.30
฿84.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.05
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.71
|
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF20.11
|
$7.97
฿293.38
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
Bern
|
Bangkok
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF106.02
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF45.25
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF123.17
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF145.07
|
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
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