Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 29.4% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
$1,023.94
|
$2.95
฿107.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
$1,023.94
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$164.76
|
$0.57
฿20.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$112.63
|
$0.32
฿11.71
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
$460.19
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
$1,057.69
|
$8.67
฿314.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
$2,130.05
|
$6.60
฿239.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
$520.72
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
$465.40
|
$1.46
฿52.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
$342.36
|
$1.36
฿49.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
$200.93
|
$0.63
฿23.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$264.74
|
$0.90
฿32.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
$179.51
|
$0.73
฿26.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$150.50
|
$0.73
฿26.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$144.80
|
$0.63
฿22.77
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
$792.40
|
$4.46
฿162.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
$5,631.65
|
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
$6,143,622.52
|
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
$4,402.93
|
$10.60
฿385.03
|
|
pay 33.9% less for housing
Kingston
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
$6,841.67
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
$108,060.70
|
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
$59,532.98
|
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
$17,808.47
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
$44,321.85
|
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
$346,432.05
|
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
$332.78
|
$2.36
฿85.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
$564.91
|
$2.30
฿83.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
$1,433.51
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
$8,439.80
|
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
$1,535.91
|
$7.97
฿289.58
|
|
pay 41.9% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
$5,924.21
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
$4,973.41
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
$10,431.36
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
$11,199.31
|
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
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