Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 21.0% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.3% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 0.2% more in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 4.6% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 58.2% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
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pay 21.2% more in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.6% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 17.6% less in Bangkok
The cost of childcare and groceries in Bangkok are more expensive than in Madrid. Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 72.3% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.57
|
$2.91
THB98.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.38
|
$5.83
THB197.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.70
|
$0.62
THB20.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.75
|
$0.29
THB9.89
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.45
|
$1.52
THB51.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.70
|
$11.74
THB398.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.27
|
$7.32
THB248.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.96
|
$2.27
THB77.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.66
|
$1.31
THB44.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$1.47
THB49.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.73
THB24.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$1.04
THB35.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.80
THB27.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$0.71
THB24.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.79
|
$0.62
THB21.10
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.57
|
$4.47
THB151.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.51
|
$39.32
THB1,333.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,623.73
|
$55,345.18
THB1,876,645.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.42
|
$10.34
THB350.64
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
Madrid
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.84
|
$15.36
THB520.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,422.25
|
$571.31
THB19,371.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,040.58
|
$301.88
THB10,236.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€125.90
|
$67.33
THB2,283.05
|
|
pay 21.2% more for childcare
Madrid
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€549.54
|
$632.63
THB21,451.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,749.68
|
$13,191.37
THB447,293.25
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.63
|
$2.33
THB79.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.50
|
$2.58
THB87.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.23
|
$4.20
THB142.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.75
|
$54.58
THB1,850.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.38
|
$7.28
THB246.93
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€87.63
|
$55.27
THB1,874.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€36.03
|
$34.84
THB1,181.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€94.77
|
$97.10
THB3,292.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€117.54
|
$92.12
THB3,123.63
|
|
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