Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bangkok vs. Khon Kaen Cost of Living Summary
Bangkok is 32.9% more expensive than Khon Kaen.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.5% more in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 28.2% more in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 11.8% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 65.0% more in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 43.4% more in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.8% more in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 28.3% more in Bangkok
The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Bangkok are more expensive than in Khon Kaen.
Bangkok vs. Khon Kaen Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Khon Kaen, you would:
pay 45.5% more for restaurants
|
Khon Kaen
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.55
THB48.76
|
$3.10
THB97.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.20
THB195.04
|
$6.20
THB194.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
THB19.99
|
$0.79
THB24.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
THB9.36
|
$0.33
THB10.48
|
|
Khon Kaen vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants
pay 28.2% more for groceries
|
Khon Kaen
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
THB39.01
|
$1.44
THB45.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.50
THB267.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.23
THB227.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
THB81.92
|
$2.28
THB71.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.39
THB43.79
|
$1.38
THB43.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.59
THB50.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
THB13.27
|
$0.82
THB25.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB22.12
|
$1.02
THB32.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
THB17.69
|
$0.85
THB26.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
THB22.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB19.68
|
$0.65
THB20.41
|
|
Khon Kaen vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries
pay 11.8% less for transportation
|
Khon Kaen
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.86
THB152.92
|
$4.69
THB147.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.21
THB1,169.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,519.56
THB1,462,778.91
|
$37,206.42
THB1,169,932.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.63
THB365.60
|
|
Khon Kaen vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation
pay 65.0% more for housing
|
Khon Kaen
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.27
THB731.81
|
$16.91
THB531.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.27
THB7,964.02
|
$675.06
THB21,226.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.57
THB5,363.52
|
$321.97
THB10,124.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.03
THB1,635.95
|
$68.69
THB2,159.82
|
|
Khon Kaen vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing
pay 43.4% more for childcare
|
Khon Kaen
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$609.37
THB19,161.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,303.91
THB292,555.78
|
$13,346.39
THB419,669.10
|
|
Khon Kaen vs. Bangkok - Cost of childcare
pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Khon Kaen
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
THB58.02
|
$2.79
THB87.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
THB48.76
|
$2.54
THB79.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.40
THB138.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.03
THB1,950.37
|
$51.03
THB1,604.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.20
THB195.04
|
$8.06
THB253.49
|
|
Khon Kaen vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 28.3% more for clothing
|
Khon Kaen
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.01
THB975.19
|
$58.81
THB1,849.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.87
THB1,316.50
|
$38.03
THB1,195.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.53
THB2,437.96
|
$104.24
THB3,277.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.04
THB2,925.56
|
$91.47
THB2,876.08
|
|
Khon Kaen vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing
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