Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 21.1% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 68.1% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.07
|
$2.95
THB108.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.70
|
$5.91
THB217.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.63
|
$0.57
THB20.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
$0.32
THB11.86
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$2.99
|
$1.86
THB68.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.10
|
$8.67
THB318.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.40
|
$6.60
THB242.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.49
|
$2.02
THB74.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.24
|
$1.46
THB53.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
$1.36
THB50.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
$0.63
THB23.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
$0.90
THB33.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.49
|
$0.73
THB26.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.58
|
$0.73
THB26.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.35
|
$0.63
THB23.05
|
|
pay 5.7% more for transportation
New Zealand
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.07
|
$4.46
THB164.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$117.66
|
$38.39
THB1,411.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,115.24
|
$59,069.18
THB2,171,307.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.18
|
$10.60
THB389.75
|
|
pay 47.1% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$88.05
|
$15.74
THB578.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,432.07
|
$659.48
THB24,241.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,200.73
|
$314.02
THB11,543.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$164.46
|
$60.89
THB2,238.21
|
|
pay 12.3% more for childcare
New Zealand
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,045.40
|
$562.72
THB20,684.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,642.43
|
$13,500.26
THB496,252.24
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.78
|
$2.36
THB86.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.33
|
$2.30
THB84.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$38.73
|
$4.43
THB162.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$67.34
|
$56.73
THB2,085.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.62
|
$7.97
THB293.13
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$109.41
|
$59.87
THB2,200.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.11
|
$40.54
THB1,490.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$163.14
|
$97.44
THB3,581.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$185.83
|
$102.02
THB3,749.98
|
|
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