Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 54.9% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Castries, you would:
pay 54.5% less for restaurants
Castries
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.95
THB109.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
$0.57
THB21.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
$0.32
THB11.94
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
Castries
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
$1.86
THB68.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
$8.67
THB321.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
$6.60
THB244.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
$2.02
THB74.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
$1.46
THB53.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
$1.36
THB50.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.63
THB23.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
$0.90
THB33.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
$0.73
THB27.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$0.73
THB26.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
$0.63
THB23.21
|
|
pay 35.2% more for transportation
Castries
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$4.46
THB165.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.39
THB1,421.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$59,069.18
THB2,186,800.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.60
THB392.53
|
|
pay 2.4% more for housing
Castries
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$15.74
THB582.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
$659.48
THB24,414.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
$314.02
THB11,625.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$60.89
THB2,254.18
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Castries
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
$562.72
THB20,832.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
$13,500.26
THB499,793.17
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.36
THB87.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
$2.30
THB85.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
$4.43
THB164.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
$56.73
THB2,100.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
$7.97
THB295.22
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Castries
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
$59.87
THB2,216.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$40.54
THB1,500.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
$97.44
THB3,607.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$102.02
THB3,776.74
|
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