Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 27.6% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of United States, you would:
pay 69.1% less for restaurants
United States
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$2.95
฿107.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.57
฿20.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.32
฿11.71
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
United States
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$8.67
฿314.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$6.60
฿239.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.46
฿52.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.36
฿49.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.63
฿23.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.90
฿32.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.73
฿26.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.73
฿26.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.63
฿22.77
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
United States
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$4.46
฿162.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$10.60
฿385.03
|
|
pay 66.5% less for housing
United States
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
United States
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$2.36
฿85.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.30
฿83.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$7.97
฿289.58
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
United States
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
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