Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 34.1% cheaper than United Kingdom overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.8% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 5.7% more in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 19.4% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 64.0% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 43.5% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 39.0% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 10.0% less in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£15.08
|
$2.91
THB98.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.46
|
$5.83
THB197.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.80
|
$0.62
THB20.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.26
|
$0.29
THB9.89
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.23
|
$1.52
THB51.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.51
|
$11.74
THB398.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.78
|
$7.32
THB248.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£3.04
|
$2.27
THB77.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.98
|
$1.31
THB44.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.99
|
$1.47
THB49.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.54
|
$0.73
THB24.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£1.01
|
$1.04
THB35.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.14
|
$0.80
THB27.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.52
|
$0.71
THB24.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.52
|
$0.62
THB21.10
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.70
|
$4.47
THB151.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£79.20
|
$39.32
THB1,333.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£28,085.30
|
$55,345.18
THB1,876,645.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.83
|
$10.34
THB350.64
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£31.77
|
$15.36
THB520.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£1,002.69
|
$571.31
THB19,371.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£823.09
|
$301.88
THB10,236.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£184.81
|
$67.33
THB2,283.05
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,207.47
|
$632.63
THB21,451.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£15,020.62
|
$13,191.37
THB447,293.25
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.54
|
$2.33
THB79.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.32
|
$2.58
THB87.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£14.09
|
$4.20
THB142.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£36.54
|
$54.58
THB1,850.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£10.40
|
$7.28
THB246.93
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£63.24
|
$55.27
THB1,874.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£32.35
|
$34.84
THB1,181.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£72.85
|
$97.10
THB3,292.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£77.98
|
$92.12
THB3,123.63
|
|
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