Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 19.3% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 69.4% less for restaurants
|
Gibraltar
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.78
£12.26
|
$2.02
฿72.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
£7.15
|
$5.47
฿196.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.30
|
$0.50
฿17.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.53
|
$0.25
฿8.97
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
|
Gibraltar
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.70
£1.41
|
$1.85
฿66.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
£4.02
|
$8.27
฿297.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
£3.95
|
$6.29
฿226.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
£1.53
|
$1.90
฿68.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.77
£3.13
|
$1.22
฿43.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
£1.07
|
$1.28
฿45.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
£0.71
|
$0.71
฿25.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
£0.80
|
$0.83
฿29.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.78
|
$0.68
฿24.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
£0.63
|
$0.64
฿23.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.62
|
$0.54
฿19.28
|
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pay 45.0% more for transportation
|
Gibraltar
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
£4.02
|
$4.71
฿169.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.10
£11.70
|
$37.45
฿1,346.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,558.37
£27,848.21
|
$57,621.83
฿2,070,902.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.14
£20.03
|
$10.92
฿392.44
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
|
Gibraltar
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.20
£40.00
|
$16.35
฿587.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,600.95
£1,328.54
|
$544.76
฿19,578.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,300.77
£1,079.44
|
$285.41
฿10,257.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.51
£72.62
|
$61.11
฿2,196.38
|
|
pay 10.0% less for childcare
|
Gibraltar
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$821.00
£681.30
|
$500.13
฿17,974.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,561.30
£10,423.92
|
$14,957.96
฿537,582.48
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gibraltar
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
£3.07
|
$2.30
฿82.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
£2.17
|
$1.90
฿68.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
£3.22
|
$4.32
฿155.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.04
£58.95
|
$58.39
฿2,098.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.47
£8.69
|
$7.20
฿258.86
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
|
Gibraltar
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.29
£80.73
|
$56.10
฿2,016.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
£31.94
|
$36.40
฿1,308.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.39
£77.50
|
$85.34
฿3,067.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.52
£81.76
|
$95.73
฿3,440.52
|
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