Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 53.0% cheaper than San Francisco.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.2% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 50.4% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 18.4% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 78.1% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 71.4% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 58.9% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 17.4% less in Bangkok
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of San Francisco, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
|
San Francisco
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$2.91
THB98.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.83
THB196.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$0.62
THB20.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$0.29
THB9.84
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
|
San Francisco
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.86
|
$1.52
THB51.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.38
|
$11.74
THB395.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
|
$7.32
THB246.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.32
|
$2.27
THB76.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.49
|
$1.31
THB44.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.26
|
$1.47
THB49.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.73
THB24.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.54
|
$1.04
THB34.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.74
|
$0.80
THB27.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.71
THB24.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.86
|
$0.62
THB20.98
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
|
San Francisco
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
|
$4.47
THB150.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.00
|
$39.32
THB1,325.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,753.89
|
$55,345.18
THB1,865,988.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
|
$10.34
THB348.65
|
|
pay 78.1% less for housing
|
San Francisco
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.19
|
$15.36
THB517.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,110.17
|
$571.31
THB19,261.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,750.00
|
$301.88
THB10,178.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.16
|
$67.33
THB2,270.09
|
|
pay 71.4% less for childcare
|
San Francisco
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,829.63
|
$632.63
THB21,329.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,000.00
|
$13,191.37
THB444,753.10
|
|
pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Francisco
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.33
THB78.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.64
|
$2.58
THB87.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.00
|
$4.20
THB141.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$94.53
|
$54.58
THB1,840.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.00
|
$7.28
THB245.52
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
|
San Francisco
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.43
|
$55.27
THB1,863.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.08
|
$34.84
THB1,174.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.32
|
$97.10
THB3,273.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.92
|
$92.12
THB3,105.89
|
|
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