Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 6.9% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,057
|
$2.95
฿108.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,611
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡915
|
$0.57
฿20.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡839
|
$0.32
฿11.87
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,027
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,839
|
$8.67
฿319.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,563
|
$6.60
฿242.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,593
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,922
|
$1.46
฿53.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,109
|
$1.36
฿50.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡266
|
$0.63
฿23.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡440
|
$0.90
฿33.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡542
|
$0.73
฿26.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡491
|
$0.73
฿26.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡515
|
$0.63
฿23.07
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
San Jose
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,089
|
$4.46
฿164.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡17,907
|
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,301,969
|
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,673
|
$10.60
฿390.08
|
|
pay 15.0% less for housing
San Jose
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,472
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡343,865
|
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡210,562
|
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,051
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
|
pay 55.9% more for childcare
San Jose
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡179,431
|
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,374,839
|
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,397
|
$2.36
฿86.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,528
|
$2.30
฿84.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,189
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,395
|
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,726
|
$7.97
฿293.38
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡42,651
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,457
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,195
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,122
|
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
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