Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 4.4% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 62.9% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
$2.77
THB91.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$5.55
THB183.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
$0.58
THB19.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.31
THB10.41
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.62
THB53.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$9.67
THB320.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$6.60
THB218.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$2.22
THB73.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$1.30
THB43.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.37
THB45.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.70
THB23.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.02
THB33.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.78
THB25.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.69
THB22.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.61
THB20.34
|
|
pay 34.9% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$4.25
THB140.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.5100
|
$36.06
THB1,194.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF602.0900
|
$51,319.04
THB1,699,829.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
$10.52
THB348.38
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
Santiago
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7500
|
$15.07
THB499.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.6900
|
$608.65
THB20,160.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.7400
|
$287.69
THB9,529.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF4.0500
|
$70.06
THB2,320.49
|
|
pay 65.7% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.9500
|
$614.94
THB20,368.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF236.0400
|
$12,311.97
THB407,806.67
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$2.08
THB68.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.37
THB78.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
$4.16
THB137.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3700
|
$57.72
THB1,911.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$6.94
THB229.71
|
|
pay 18.5% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8700
|
$53.87
THB1,784.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1200
|
$39.30
THB1,301.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5700
|
$101.75
THB3,370.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.7100
|
$92.54
THB3,065.17
|
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