Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 29.8% cheaper than Road Town.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 79.8% less for restaurants
|
Road Town
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$2.02
฿68.41
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
|
$5.47
฿185.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$0.50
฿16.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
|
$0.25
฿8.46
|
|
pay 51.1% less for groceries
|
Road Town
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.90
|
$1.85
฿62.83
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$8.27
฿280.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.33
|
$6.29
฿213.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.90
฿64.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$1.22
฿41.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.28
฿43.32
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.71
฿24.18
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
฿27.99
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$0.68
฿23.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.64
฿21.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.54
฿18.20
|
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pay 79.8% more for transportation
|
Road Town
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
|
$4.71
฿159.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.45
฿1,270.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$57,621.83
฿1,954,532.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.92
฿370.38
|
|
pay 76.7% less for housing
|
Road Town
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$105.67
|
$16.35
฿554.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,833.33
|
$544.76
฿18,478.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,433.33
|
$285.41
฿9,681.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$216.67
|
$61.11
฿2,072.96
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
|
Road Town
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$850.00
|
$500.13
฿16,964.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,000.00
|
$14,957.96
฿507,374.12
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Road Town
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$2.30
฿78.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$1.90
฿64.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$4.32
฿146.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$140.00
|
$58.39
฿1,980.67
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$7.20
฿244.32
|
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pay 29.3% less for clothing
|
Road Town
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.00
|
$56.10
฿1,902.78
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.40
฿1,234.72
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.00
|
$85.34
฿2,894.73
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$95.73
฿3,247.19
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