Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 23.3% cheaper than San Juan.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
San Juan
|
Bangkok
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.00
|
$2.95
฿107.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
|
$0.57
฿20.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
|
$0.32
฿11.71
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
San Juan
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
|
$8.67
฿314.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
|
$6.60
฿239.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.69
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
|
$1.46
฿52.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.36
฿49.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.63
฿23.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$0.90
฿32.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.73
฿26.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.73
฿26.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.63
฿22.77
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
San Juan
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
|
$4.46
฿162.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
|
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
|
$10.60
฿385.03
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
San Juan
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.44
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,053.12
|
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,320.00
|
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.67
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
|
pay 15.6% more for childcare
San Juan
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$523.81
|
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,900.00
|
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
|
pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports
San Juan
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$2.36
฿85.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
|
$2.30
฿83.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.43
|
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
|
$7.97
฿289.58
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
San Juan
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.17
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.00
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.38
|
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
|
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