Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 2.6 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 23.8% more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹352.55
|
$2.77
THB91.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹352.55
|
$5.55
THB183.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.41
|
$0.58
THB19.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.20
|
$0.31
THB10.41
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.15
|
$1.62
THB53.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹201.58
|
$9.67
THB320.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹241.00
|
$6.60
THB218.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹94.39
|
$2.22
THB73.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹136.03
|
$1.30
THB43.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹76.21
|
$1.37
THB45.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.63
|
$0.70
THB23.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.49
|
$1.02
THB33.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.64
|
$0.78
THB25.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.21
|
$0.69
THB22.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.95
|
$0.61
THB20.34
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹377.59
|
$4.25
THB140.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,007.30
|
$36.06
THB1,194.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,208,755.58
|
$51,319.04
THB1,699,829.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹211.53
|
$10.52
THB348.38
|
|
pay 88.2% more for housing
Delhi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹690.88
|
$15.07
THB499.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,656.97
|
$608.65
THB20,160.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,366.17
|
$287.69
THB9,529.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,287.03
|
$70.06
THB2,320.49
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,762.58
|
$614.94
THB20,368.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹167,009.73
|
$12,311.97
THB407,806.67
|
|
pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹151.09
|
$2.08
THB68.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹174.54
|
$2.37
THB78.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹352.55
|
$4.16
THB137.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,935.61
|
$57.72
THB1,911.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹402.92
|
$6.94
THB229.71
|
|
pay 83.5% more for clothing
Delhi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,638.50
|
$53.87
THB1,784.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,100.21
|
$39.30
THB1,301.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,169.40
|
$101.75
THB3,370.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,107.59
|
$92.54
THB3,065.17
|
|
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