Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 14.6% cheaper than Montevideo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.0% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 2.9% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 16.4% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 31.6% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 62.2% more in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.9% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 23.3% less in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU625.17
|
$2.91
THB98.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU419.39
|
$5.83
THB197.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU83.93
|
$0.62
THB20.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU65.33
|
$0.29
THB9.89
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU115.76
|
$1.52
THB51.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU261.41
|
$11.74
THB398.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU184.65
|
$7.32
THB248.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU192.84
|
$2.27
THB77.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU186.67
|
$1.31
THB44.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU54.10
|
$1.47
THB49.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU43.81
|
$0.73
THB24.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU27.83
|
$1.04
THB35.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU72.20
|
$0.80
THB27.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU36.38
|
$0.71
THB24.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU35.69
|
$0.62
THB21.10
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU300.89
|
$4.47
THB151.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,083.90
|
$39.32
THB1,333.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,562,927.08
|
$55,345.18
THB1,876,645.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,321.19
|
$10.34
THB350.64
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,896.15
|
$15.36
THB520.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU25,155.68
|
$571.31
THB19,371.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU18,226.11
|
$301.88
THB10,236.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,336.15
|
$67.33
THB2,283.05
|
|
pay 62.2% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU16,793.85
|
$632.63
THB21,451.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU356,933.58
|
$13,191.37
THB447,293.25
|
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU148.60
|
$2.33
THB79.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU164.67
|
$2.58
THB87.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU218.81
|
$4.20
THB142.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,541.75
|
$54.58
THB1,850.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU437.62
|
$7.28
THB246.93
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,080.79
|
$55.27
THB1,874.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,941.37
|
$34.84
THB1,181.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,781.56
|
$97.10
THB3,292.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU4,915.42
|
$92.12
THB3,123.63
|
|
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