Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bangkok vs. Sakon Nakhon Cost of Living Summary
Bangkok is 67.5% more expensive than Sakon Nakhon.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.4% more in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 17.4% more in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 2.3 times more in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 67.8% more in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.8% more in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 98.0% more in Bangkok
The cost of transportation, clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Bangkok are more expensive than in Sakon Nakhon. Notably, transportation and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.
Bangkok vs. Sakon Nakhon Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Sakon Nakhon, you would:
pay 58.4% more for restaurants
|
Sakon Nakhon
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.55
THB47.93
|
$3.10
THB95.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.09
THB95.38
|
$6.20
THB191.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
THB22.53
|
$0.79
THB24.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
THB8.31
|
$0.33
THB10.31
|
|
Sakon Nakhon vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants
pay 17.4% more for groceries
|
Sakon Nakhon
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
THB39.30
|
$1.44
THB44.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
THB178.94
|
$8.50
THB262.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.62
THB297.56
|
$7.23
THB223.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
THB69.02
|
$2.28
THB70.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
THB32.61
|
$1.38
THB42.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
THB39.13
|
$1.59
THB49.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
THB13.04
|
$0.82
THB25.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB31.52
|
$1.02
THB31.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
THB33.34
|
$0.85
THB26.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB19.57
|
$0.72
THB22.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB18.12
|
$0.65
THB20.07
|
|
Sakon Nakhon vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Sakon Nakhon
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
THB157.32
|
$4.69
THB145.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.75
THB239.65
|
$37.21
THB1,150.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,153.48
THB623K
|
$37,206.42
THB1M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.26
THB224.31
|
$11.63
THB359.48
|
|
Sakon Nakhon vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation
pay 67.8% more for housing
|
Sakon Nakhon
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.05
THB527.23
|
$16.91
THB522.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$675.06
THB20,871.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$124.02
THB3,834.44
|
$321.97
THB9,954.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.42
THB1,466.11
|
$68.69
THB2,123.63
|
|
Sakon Nakhon vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sakon Nakhon
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$609.37
THB18,840.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,346.39
THB413K
|
Sakon Nakhon vs. Bangkok - Cost of childcare
pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sakon Nakhon
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
THB67.10
|
$2.79
THB86.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
THB46.33
|
$2.54
THB78.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
THB129.41
|
$4.40
THB135.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.35
THB3,195.36
|
$51.03
THB1,577.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.72
THB115.03
|
$8.06
THB249.24
|
|
Sakon Nakhon vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 98.0% more for clothing
|
Sakon Nakhon
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.94
THB894.70
|
$58.81
THB1,818.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.37
THB351.49
|
$38.03
THB1,175.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.50
THB2,859.85
|
$104.24
THB3,222.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.59
THB1,997.10
|
$91.47
THB2,827.90
|
|
Sakon Nakhon vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing
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