Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 30.1% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 70.6% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.95
|
$2.77
THB101.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
$5.55
THB203.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.04
|
$0.58
THB21.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$0.31
THB11.54
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$1.62
THB59.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$9.67
THB354.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$6.60
THB242.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$2.22
THB81.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.05
|
$1.30
THB47.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.37
THB50.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.70
THB25.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.02
THB37.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$0.78
THB28.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.69
THB25.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.61
THB22.54
|
|
pay 28.9% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.75
|
$4.25
THB155.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.76
|
$36.06
THB1,323.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
$51,319.04
THB1,883,429.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.41
|
$10.52
THB386.01
|
|
pay 64.5% less for housing
Ireland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
$15.07
THB552.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
$608.65
THB22,337.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
$287.69
THB10,558.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
$70.06
THB2,571.13
|
|
pay 10.3% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
$614.94
THB22,568.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
$12,311.97
THB451,854.18
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.61
|
$2.08
THB76.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.52
|
$2.37
THB86.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
$4.16
THB152.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.41
|
$57.72
THB2,118.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.39
|
$6.94
THB254.52
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
$53.87
THB1,977.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
$39.30
THB1,442.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
$101.75
THB3,734.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.86
|
$92.54
THB3,396.24
|
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