Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 17.8% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Rome, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.23
|
$2.95
฿106.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$5.91
฿213.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.57
฿20.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.32
฿11.66
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Rome
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
$1.86
฿67.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.81
|
$8.67
฿313.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.38
|
$6.60
฿238.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
$2.02
฿72.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.45
|
$1.46
฿52.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.36
฿49.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.63
฿22.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$0.90
฿32.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.73
฿26.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.73
฿26.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.63
฿22.67
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
Rome
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.06
|
$4.46
฿161.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.44
|
$38.39
฿1,388.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
$59,069.18
฿2,135,994.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.18
|
$10.60
฿383.41
|
|
pay 54.1% less for housing
Rome
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.02
|
$15.74
฿569.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,079.27
|
$659.48
฿23,847.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€712.77
|
$314.02
฿11,355.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€159.61
|
$60.89
฿2,201.81
|
|
pay 30.3% more for childcare
Rome
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€489.13
|
$562.72
฿20,348.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,043.98
|
$13,500.26
฿488,181.48
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$2.36
฿85.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$2.30
฿83.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
$4.43
฿160.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€51.82
|
$56.73
฿2,051.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$7.97
฿288.36
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Rome
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€78.83
|
$59.87
฿2,165.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.46
|
$40.54
฿1,465.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€89.66
|
$97.44
฿3,523.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€114.11
|
$102.02
฿3,689.00
|
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