Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 5.0 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
Colombo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR973.08
|
$2.77
THB91.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,946.15
|
$5.55
THB183.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR200.66
|
$0.58
THB19.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR109.47
|
$0.31
THB10.41
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR179.67
|
$1.62
THB53.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,048.73
|
$9.67
THB320.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,845.84
|
$6.60
THB218.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR652.51
|
$2.22
THB73.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR690.50
|
$1.30
THB43.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR986.29
|
$1.37
THB45.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR147.70
|
$0.70
THB23.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR803.57
|
$1.02
THB33.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR164.94
|
$0.78
THB25.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR141.93
|
$0.69
THB22.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR154.25
|
$0.61
THB20.34
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,389.47
|
$4.25
THB140.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,848.85
|
$36.06
THB1,194.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR9,920,525.07
|
$51,319.04
THB1,699,829.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR895.23
|
$10.52
THB348.38
|
|
pay 65.9% more for housing
Colombo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR4,985.96
|
$15.07
THB499.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR88,779.01
|
$608.65
THB20,160.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR46,707.72
|
$287.69
THB9,529.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,580.99
|
$70.06
THB2,320.49
|
|
pay 24.6 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,342.31
|
$614.94
THB20,368.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR146,419.54
|
$12,311.97
THB407,806.67
|
|
pay 67.1% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR583.85
|
$2.08
THB68.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR728.42
|
$2.37
THB78.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,384.04
|
$4.16
THB137.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,257.21
|
$57.72
THB1,911.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,080.12
|
$6.94
THB229.71
|
|
pay 99.7% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,327.60
|
$53.87
THB1,784.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,814.14
|
$39.30
THB1,301.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR18,825.31
|
$101.75
THB3,370.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,703.85
|
$92.54
THB3,065.17
|
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