Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 80.5% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
Bogota
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
COP12,807.40
|
$2.95
THB108.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
COP21,345.67
|
$5.91
THB217.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,467.24
|
$0.57
THB20.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
COP1,897.16
|
$0.32
THB11.86
|
|
pay 72.7% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
COP4,357.72
|
$1.86
THB68.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
COP9,417.98
|
$8.67
THB318.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
COP14,203.85
|
$6.60
THB242.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,805.02
|
$2.02
THB74.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
COP6,960.48
|
$1.46
THB53.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
COP3,776.08
|
$1.36
THB50.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
COP1,456.53
|
$0.63
THB23.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,872.31
|
$0.90
THB33.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP1,959.33
|
$0.73
THB26.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,550.96
|
$0.73
THB26.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
COP1,391.07
|
$0.63
THB23.05
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bogota
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
COP8,123.44
|
$4.46
THB164.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
COP120,389.57
|
$38.39
THB1,411.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
COP51,229,602.60
|
$59,069.18
THB2,171,307.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
COP48,668.12
|
$10.60
THB389.75
|
|
pay 28.0% more for housing
Bogota
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
COP77,041.52
|
$15.74
THB578.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
COP1,321,040.06
|
$659.48
THB24,241.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
COP983,156.34
|
$314.02
THB11,543.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
COP206,420.46
|
$60.89
THB2,238.21
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
COP737,502.99
|
$562.72
THB20,684.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
COP19,906,359.87
|
$13,500.26
THB496,252.24
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
COP3,842.22
|
$2.36
THB86.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
COP4,673.10
|
$2.30
THB84.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
COP7,257.53
|
$4.43
THB162.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
COP72,384.41
|
$56.73
THB2,085.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
COP15,112.73
|
$7.97
THB293.13
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
COP180,769.09
|
$59.87
THB2,200.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
COP113,575.40
|
$40.54
THB1,490.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
COP280,469.75
|
$97.44
THB3,581.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
COP238,705.62
|
$102.02
THB3,749.98
|
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