Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 20.3% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
$2.95
฿108.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$0.57
฿20.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
$0.32
฿11.87
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
$8.67
฿319.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
$6.60
฿242.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
$1.46
฿53.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
$1.36
฿50.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$0.63
฿23.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
$0.90
฿33.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
$0.73
฿26.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
$0.73
฿26.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
$0.63
฿23.07
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
$4.46
฿164.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
$10.60
฿390.08
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
$2.36
฿86.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
$2.30
฿84.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
$7.97
฿293.38
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
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