Cost of living comparison

Philippines

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Pasig Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 53.8% more expensive than Pasig.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 12.6% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 49.7% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 77.9% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.7% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 71.6% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Bangkok are more expensive than in Pasig. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. Pasig Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Pasig, you would:

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pay 20.9% more for restaurants

	Pasig	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.98 ₱254.11	$2.97 THB99.72	-25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.81 ₱178.89	$6.98 THB234.34	+148.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ₱43.71	$0.65 THB21.84	-5.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 ₱20.71	$0.35 THB11.83	+8.5%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

	Pasig	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 ₱72.48	$1.48 THB49.61	+30.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.79 ₱177.87	$8.63 THB289.61	+209.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 ₱409.45	$7.27 THB244.07	+13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ₱130.76	$2.56 THB86.09	+25.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.55 ₱98.94	$1.63 THB54.77	+5.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 ₱92.21	$1.77 THB59.39	+22.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 ₱46.10	$0.81 THB27.07	+11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 ₱84.14	$1.24 THB41.72	-5.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱50.71	$0.87 THB29.35	+9.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱65.76	$0.78 THB26.23	-24.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱76.65	$0.69 THB23.22	-42.5%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 49.7% more for transportation

	Pasig	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 ₱296.92	$5.32 THB178.50	+14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,174.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+46.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.54 ₱162.12	$10.55 THB354.00	+314.8%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 77.9% more for housing

	Pasig	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.14 ₱1,539.54	$17.88 THB600.00	-26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.74 ₱21,344.86	$675.80 THB22,683.32	+101.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$151.43 ₱9,656.01	$346.10 THB11,617.04	+128.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.04 ₱5,996.81	$82.03 THB2,753.26	-12.8%
Average			+77.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Pasig	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.83 ₱8,470.18	$568.31 THB19,075.51	+327.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,932.60 ₱570K	$16,500.59 THB554K	+84.7%
Average			+181.1%

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pay 57.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Pasig	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱76.23	$2.67 THB89.75	+123.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 ₱143.99	$2.79 THB93.79	+23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ₱188.04	$4.60 THB154.56	+56.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.29 ₱1,931.20	$58.43 THB1,961.10	+92.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.38 ₱406.57	$7.58 THB254.28	+18.8%
Average			+57.7%

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pay 71.6% more for clothing

	Pasig	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.01 ₱2,168.37	$70.75 THB2,374.76	+108.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.47 ₱1,751.93	$42.94 THB1,441.24	+56.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.73 ₱4,573.90	$97.05 THB3,257.43	+35.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.79 ₱3,557.48	$109.92 THB3,689.53	+97.0%
Average			+71.6%

Pasig vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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