Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 47.5% cheaper than Boston.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.3% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 42.2% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 0.4% more in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 75.8% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 60.6% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.4% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 19.3% less in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Boston, you would:
pay 77.3% less for restaurants
Boston
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$2.91
THB98.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.55
|
$5.83
THB196.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
|
$0.62
THB20.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$0.29
THB9.86
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Boston
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.39
|
$1.52
THB51.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.48
|
$11.74
THB396.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
|
$7.32
THB247.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
|
$2.27
THB76.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.22
|
$1.31
THB44.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.47
THB49.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.73
THB24.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$1.04
THB35.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.19
|
$0.80
THB27.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$0.71
THB24.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.62
THB21.04
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
Boston
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$4.47
THB150.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$39.32
THB1,329.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
|
$55,345.18
THB1,871,108.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.62
|
$10.34
THB349.60
|
|
pay 75.8% less for housing
Boston
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.88
|
$15.36
THB519.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,280.96
|
$571.31
THB19,314.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,453.85
|
$301.88
THB10,206.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.96
|
$67.33
THB2,276.32
|
|
pay 60.6% less for childcare
Boston
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,428.57
|
$632.63
THB21,388.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,000.00
|
$13,191.37
THB445,973.50
|
|
pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports
Boston
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.33
THB78.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.79
|
$2.58
THB87.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.83
|
$4.20
THB142.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.18
|
$54.58
THB1,845.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$7.28
THB246.20
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
Boston
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.32
|
$55.27
THB1,868.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.83
|
$34.84
THB1,177.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.17
|
$97.10
THB3,282.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.18
|
$92.12
THB3,114.41
|
|
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