Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. British Virgin Islands
  3. Road Town
  4. Thailand
  5. Bangkok
  6. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
THB

Bangkok is 33.8% cheaper than Road Town.

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Road Town, you would:
local_dining

pay 7.9% less for restaurants

  Road Town help_outline Bangkok help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $1.82
฿61.77
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 ?? $5.24
฿177.59
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.53
฿18.05
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.30 $0.28
฿9.37
-7.9%
Average -7.9%
Road Town vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay (unknown) more for groceries

  Road Town Bangkok help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $1.09
฿37.02
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $10.61
฿359.90
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $5.95
฿201.88
Eggs
1 dozen
 ?? $1.73
฿58.72
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) ?? $1.27
฿43.04
Apples (1 lb) ?? $1.34
฿45.61
Bananas (1 lb) ?? $0.59
฿19.99
Oranges (1 lb) ?? $1.01
฿34.30
Tomatoes (1 lb) ?? $0.76
฿25.80
Potatoes (1 lb) ?? $0.64
฿21.61
Onions (1 lb) ?? $0.64
฿21.77
Road Town vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 10.4% less for transportation

  Road Town help_outline Bangkok help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.32 $3.46
฿117.39
-19.8%
Monthly public transit pass ?? $39.46
฿1,338.36
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,000.00 $42,491.55
฿1,441,313.13
+84.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $90.00 $3.49
฿118.39
-96.1%
Average -10.4%
Road Town vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 72.2% less for housing

  Road Town help_outline Bangkok help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $105.67 $21.33
฿723.44
-79.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,833.33 $633.95
฿21,503.46
-65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,433.33 $328.51
฿11,142.93
-77.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $216.67 $72.46
฿2,457.84
-66.6%
Average -72.2%
Road Town vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 40.1% less for childcare

  Road Town help_outline Bangkok help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $850.00 $300.33
฿10,187.16
-64.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,000.00 $15,222.00
฿516,330.24
-15.4%
Average -40.1%
Road Town vs. Bangkok - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports

  Road Town help_outline Bangkok help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.43
฿82.36
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00 $2.36
฿79.94
-52.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $4.55
฿154.43
Monthly membership at local gym $140.00 $65.76
฿2,230.61
-53.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.00 $7.59
฿257.38
-24.1%
Average -43.3%
Road Town vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 28.9% less for clothing

  Road Town help_outline Bangkok help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.00 $57.90
฿1,964.05
-31.9%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $37.81
฿1,282.66
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $110.00 $91.31
฿3,097.23
-17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather) $140.00 $87.11
฿2,954.69
-37.8%
Average -28.9%
Road Town vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing
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