Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bangkok vs. Udon Thani Cost of Living Summary
Bangkok is 37.4% more expensive than Udon Thani.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.8% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 21.0% more in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 38.7% more in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 94.9% more in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 68.7% more in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.7% more in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 20.6% more in Bangkok
The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Udon Thani. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.
Bangkok vs. Udon Thani Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Udon Thani, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
|
Udon Thani
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
THB78.94
|
$3.10
THB98.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.85
THB345.35
|
$6.20
THB197.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
THB26.52
|
$0.79
THB25.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB9.87
|
$0.33
THB10.61
|
|
Udon Thani vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants
pay 21.0% more for groceries
|
Udon Thani
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
THB43.70
|
$1.44
THB45.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.30
THB296.02
|
$8.50
THB270.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.05
THB256.23
|
$7.23
THB230.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
THB50.45
|
$2.28
THB72.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.09
THB34.69
|
$1.38
THB43.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
THB33.84
|
$1.59
THB50.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB14.32
|
$0.82
THB25.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
THB31.11
|
$1.02
THB32.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
THB26.85
|
$0.85
THB27.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.27
|
$0.72
THB22.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
THB14.88
|
$0.65
THB20.65
|
|
Udon Thani vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries
pay 38.7% more for transportation
|
Udon Thani
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
THB151.78
|
$4.69
THB149.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
THB419.36
|
$37.21
THB1,183.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,643.10
THB1,388,567.52
|
$37,206.42
THB1,183,775.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
THB417.38
|
$11.63
THB369.93
|
|
Udon Thani vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation
pay 94.9% more for housing
|
Udon Thani
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.26
THB740.04
|
$16.91
THB537.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.02
THB6,554.67
|
$675.06
THB21,477.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$126.27
THB4,017.38
|
$321.97
THB10,243.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.30
THB1,759.30
|
$68.69
THB2,185.37
|
|
Udon Thani vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing
pay 68.7% more for childcare
|
Udon Thani
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$284.29
THB9,044.97
|
$609.37
THB19,388.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,854.56
THB345,353.44
|
$13,346.39
THB424,634.53
|
|
Udon Thani vs. Bangkok - Cost of childcare
pay 21.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Udon Thani
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
THB59.20
|
$2.79
THB88.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
THB50.98
|
$2.54
THB80.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
THB133.21
|
$4.40
THB139.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.31
THB2,491.48
|
$51.03
THB1,623.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.20
THB197.34
|
$8.06
THB256.48
|
|
Udon Thani vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 20.6% more for clothing
|
Udon Thani
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.60
THB1,164.33
|
$58.81
THB1,870.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.79
THB1,743.21
|
$38.03
THB1,210.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.88
THB2,318.80
|
$104.24
THB3,316.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.74
THB2,664.16
|
$91.47
THB2,910.11
|
|
Udon Thani vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing
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