Cost of living comparison

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Bangkok vs. Torquay Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 20.7% cheaper than Torquay.

Restaurants
pay 67.7% less in Bangkok
Groceries
pay 23.6% more in Bangkok
Transportation
pay 19.4% less in Bangkok
Housing
pay 52.3% less in Bangkok
Childcare
pay 16.8% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.0% less in Bangkok
Clothing
pay 24.6% more in Bangkok

The cost of clothing and groceries in Bangkok are more expensive than in Torquay. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Torquay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Torquay, you would:

pay 67.7% less for restaurants

 
Torquay
Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.05
£15.11
$3.10
THB102.09
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.35
£7.05
$6.20
THB204.18
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.54
£1.91
$0.79
THB26.07

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pay 23.6% more for groceries

 
Torquay
Bangkok
Bread
1 loaf
$1.63
£1.23
$1.44
THB47.41
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.34
£2.52
$8.50
THB280.03
Milk (1 gallon) $7.59
£5.72
$7.23
THB238.03

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pay 19.4% less for transportation

 
Torquay
Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.18
£5.41
$4.69
THB154.51
Monthly public transit pass ?? $37.21
THB1,225.08
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,754.25
£29,211.56
$37,206.42
THB1M

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pay 52.3% less for housing

 
Torquay
Bangkok
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.40
£21.41
$16.91
THB556.66
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,169.31
£881.38
$675.06
THB22,227.29
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $321.97
THB10,601.23

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pay 16.8% less for childcare

 
Torquay
Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $609.37
THB20,064.59
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,036.24
£12,087.54
$13,346.39
THB439K

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pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Torquay
Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.68
£3.53
$2.79
THB91.88
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.34
£3.27
$2.54
THB83.65
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$18.37
£13.85
$4.40
THB144.71

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pay 24.6% more for clothing

 
Torquay
Bangkok
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$83.66
£63.06
$58.81
THB1,936.25
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.05
£18.13
$38.03
THB1,252.29
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$66.82
£50.36
$104.24
THB3,432.16

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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