Bangkok vs. Jeffersonville Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 31.2% cheaper than Jeffersonville.

Restaurants
pay 68.6% less in Bangkok
Groceries
pay 23.9% less in Bangkok
Transportation
pay 34.4% more in Bangkok
Housing
pay 49.0% less in Bangkok
Childcare
pay 31.4% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports
pay 23.8% less in Bangkok
Clothing
pay 49.4% more in Bangkok

The cost of clothing and transportation in Bangkok are more expensive than in Jeffersonville. Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Jeffersonville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Jeffersonville, you would:

pay 68.6% less for restaurants

 
Jeffersonville
Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.00
 
$2.97
THB99.58
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.25
 
$6.98
THB234.01
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.67
 
$0.65
THB21.81

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pay 23.9% less for groceries

 
Jeffersonville
Bangkok
Bread
1 loaf
$2.38
 
$1.48
THB49.54
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.83
 
$8.63
THB289.21
Milk (1 gallon) $3.06
 
$7.27
THB243.73

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pay 34.4% more for transportation

 
Jeffersonville
Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.17
 
$5.32
THB178.25
Monthly public transit pass ?? $34.98
THB1,172.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,000.00
 
$31,193.83
THB1M

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pay 49.0% less for housing

 
Jeffersonville
Bangkok
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$53.33
 
$17.88
THB599.16
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $900.00
 
$675.80
THB22,651.82
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $916.67
 
$346.10
THB11,600.91

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pay 31.4% less for childcare

 
Jeffersonville
Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $828.33
 
$568.31
THB19,049.03
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $16,500.59
THB553K

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pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Jeffersonville
Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.00
 
$2.67
THB89.62
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.00
 
$2.79
THB93.66
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.99
 
$4.60
THB154.35

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pay 49.4% more for clothing

 
Jeffersonville
Bangkok
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$25.00
 
$70.75
THB2,371.47
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.00
 
$42.94
THB1,439.24
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.00
 
$97.05
THB3,252.90

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