Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 12.5% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.15
€12.91
|
$2.02
฿72.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
€8.26
|
$5.47
฿196.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.26
|
$0.50
฿17.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.67
|
$0.25
฿8.97
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
€1.02
|
$1.85
฿66.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€5.11
|
$8.27
฿297.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
€3.23
|
$6.29
฿226.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
€2.29
|
$1.90
฿68.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.20
|
$1.22
฿43.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.90
|
$1.28
฿45.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.78
|
$0.71
฿25.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.73
|
$0.83
฿29.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.84
|
$0.68
฿24.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.55
|
$0.64
฿23.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.62
|
$0.54
฿19.28
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
€6.33
|
$4.71
฿169.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.86
€56.80
|
$37.45
฿1,346.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,298.13
€25,816.00
|
$57,621.83
฿2,070,902.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.94
€12.70
|
$10.92
฿392.44
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.24
€36.56
|
$16.35
฿587.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,056.08
€1,036.72
|
$544.76
฿19,578.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.10
€800.15
|
$285.41
฿10,257.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.83
€123.52
|
$61.11
฿2,196.38
|
|
pay 23.1% more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$514.57
€505.13
|
$500.13
฿17,974.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,045.88
€9,861.71
|
$14,957.96
฿537,582.48
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.16
€3.10
|
$2.30
฿82.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
€2.15
|
$1.90
฿68.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€5.16
|
$4.32
฿155.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.21
€41.43
|
$58.39
฿2,098.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.47
€9.29
|
$7.20
฿258.86
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.49
€78.03
|
$56.10
฿2,016.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.03
€31.45
|
$36.40
฿1,308.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
€74.17
|
$85.34
฿3,067.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
€96.51
|
$95.73
฿3,440.52
|
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