Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 25.1% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 69.4% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€16.74
|
$2.91
THB99.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.22
|
$5.83
THB199.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.03
|
$0.62
THB21.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.57
|
$0.29
THB10.00
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
$1.52
THB52.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.89
|
$11.74
THB402.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.77
|
$7.32
THB250.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.51
|
$2.27
THB77.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.24
|
$1.31
THB45.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.15
|
$1.47
THB50.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.73
THB24.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.18
|
$1.04
THB35.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.49
|
$0.80
THB27.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.71
THB24.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.62
THB21.34
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.72
|
$4.47
THB153.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€112.95
|
$39.32
THB1,348.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€35,870.04
|
$55,345.18
THB1,897,347.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.36
|
$10.34
THB354.50
|
|
pay 64.8% less for housing
Ireland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€44.36
|
$15.36
THB526.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,329.89
|
$571.31
THB19,585.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,122.91
|
$301.88
THB10,349.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€151.14
|
$67.33
THB2,308.24
|
|
pay 29.1% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€941.87
|
$632.63
THB21,687.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,401.60
|
$13,191.37
THB452,227.34
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.61
|
$2.33
THB79.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.60
|
$2.58
THB88.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.54
|
$4.20
THB144.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€52.66
|
$54.58
THB1,871.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.62
|
$7.28
THB249.65
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€73.68
|
$55.27
THB1,894.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.76
|
$34.84
THB1,194.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€80.95
|
$97.10
THB3,328.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€84.24
|
$92.12
THB3,158.08
|
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