Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 40.4% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR145.73
|
$2.77
THB94.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR77.72
|
$5.55
THB188.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.26
|
$0.58
THB19.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.48
|
$0.31
THB10.69
|
|
pay 46.0% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.67
|
$1.62
THB55.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR63.73
|
$9.67
THB328.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR80.14
|
$6.60
THB224.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR40.63
|
$2.22
THB75.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.08
|
$1.30
THB44.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.09
|
$1.37
THB46.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.68
|
$0.70
THB23.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.85
|
$1.02
THB34.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.30
|
$0.78
THB26.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.27
|
$0.69
THB23.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR9.94
|
$0.61
THB20.88
|
|
pay 28.7% more for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR86.33
|
$4.25
THB144.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,117.24
|
$36.06
THB1,226.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR331,626.25
|
$51,319.04
THB1,744,898.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR200.62
|
$10.52
THB357.62
|
|
pay 11.0% less for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR722.57
|
$15.07
THB512.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,286.35
|
$608.65
THB20,694.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,246.26
|
$287.69
THB9,781.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,422.56
|
$70.06
THB2,382.02
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,818.80
|
$614.94
THB20,908.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR65,953.65
|
$12,311.97
THB418,619.11
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR39.83
|
$2.08
THB70.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR32.63
|
$2.37
THB80.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR48.58
|
$4.16
THB141.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR582.35
|
$57.72
THB1,962.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR123.87
|
$6.94
THB235.80
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR847.39
|
$53.87
THB1,831.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR609.06
|
$39.30
THB1,336.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,522.93
|
$101.75
THB3,459.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,683.89
|
$92.54
THB3,146.44
|
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