Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 3.8 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of India, you would:
pay 48.8% more for restaurants
India
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.46
|
$2.95
฿109.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.84
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.33
|
$0.57
฿21.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.46
|
$0.32
฿11.93
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
India
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.56
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.96
|
$8.67
฿320.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.52
|
$6.60
฿243.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.50
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.32
|
$1.46
฿53.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.27
|
$1.36
฿50.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.53
|
$0.63
฿23.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.92
|
$0.90
฿33.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.19
|
$0.73
฿27.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.59
|
$0.73
฿26.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
$0.63
฿23.19
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
India
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.79
|
$4.46
฿165.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹698.51
|
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,642.84
|
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.94
|
$10.60
฿392.13
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
India
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹703.44
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,520.44
|
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,132.53
|
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,179.14
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
|
pay 11.5 times more for childcare
India
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,970.14
|
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,621.42
|
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.08
|
$2.36
฿87.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.88
|
$2.30
฿85.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.74
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,422.19
|
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.97
|
$7.97
฿294.92
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
India
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,120.70
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,237.49
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,442.74
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,564.57
|
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
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