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 21.3% cheaper than Road Town.

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

pay 2.5% less for restaurants

  Road Town help_outline Bangkok help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $2.24
฿76.05
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 ?? $6.09
฿206.43
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.58
฿19.81
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.30 $0.29
฿9.93
-2.5%
Average -2.5%
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
 ?? $1.34
฿45.62
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $9.37
฿317.86
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $6.20
฿210.33
Eggs
1 dozen
 ?? $1.97
฿66.76
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) ?? $1.13
฿38.39
Apples (1 lb) ?? $1.52
฿51.69
Bananas (1 lb) ?? $0.70
฿23.85
Oranges (1 lb) ?? $1.00
฿33.79
Tomatoes (1 lb) ?? $0.70
฿23.70
Potatoes (1 lb) ?? $0.66
฿22.55
Onions (1 lb) ?? $0.62
฿21.12
Road Town vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 57.1% more for transportation

  Road Town help_outline Bangkok help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.32 $3.34
฿113.18
-22.7%
Monthly public transit pass ?? $41.64
฿1,412.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,000.00 $54,453.02
฿1,847,046.23
+136.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) ?? $10.60
฿359.63
Average +57.1%
Road Town vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 74.1% less for housing

  Road Town help_outline Bangkok help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $105.67 $18.88
฿640.27
-82.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,833.33 $598.74
฿20,309.15
-67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,433.33 $297.79
฿10,101.03
-79.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $216.67 $69.63
฿2,361.81
-67.9%
Average -74.1%
Road Town vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 32.4% less for childcare

  Road Town help_outline Bangkok help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $850.00 $331.63
฿11,248.87
-61.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,000.00 $17,327.26
฿587,740.69
-3.7%
Average -32.4%
Road Town vs. Bangkok - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports

  Road Town help_outline Bangkok help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.16
฿73.34
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00 $2.26
฿76.57
-54.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $4.80
฿162.97
Monthly membership at local gym $140.00 $65.86
฿2,234.06
-53.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.00 $6.41
฿217.30
-35.9%
Average -47.9%
Road Town vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 27.8% less for clothing

  Road Town help_outline Bangkok help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.00 $57.32
฿1,944.19
-32.6%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $35.65
฿1,209.17
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $110.00 $97.42
฿3,304.45
-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather) $140.00 $84.83
฿2,877.41
-39.4%
Average -27.8%
Road Town vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing
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