Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 36.2% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 70.7% less for restaurants
|
Wellington
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$24.81
|
$2.77
THB91.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$14.89
|
$5.55
THB183.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.07
|
$0.58
THB19.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.54
|
$0.31
THB10.41
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
|
Wellington
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.49
|
$1.62
THB53.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.42
|
$9.67
THB320.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.00
|
$6.60
THB218.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.43
|
$2.22
THB73.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.62
|
$1.30
THB43.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.35
|
$1.37
THB45.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.88
|
$0.70
THB23.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.42
|
$1.02
THB33.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.27
|
$0.78
THB25.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.78
|
$0.69
THB22.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.53
|
$0.61
THB20.33
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
|
Wellington
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.80
|
$4.25
THB140.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$189.79
|
$36.06
THB1,193.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,119.53
|
$51,319.04
THB1,698,761.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.54
|
$10.52
THB348.16
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
|
Wellington
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$93.91
|
$15.07
THB498.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,482.28
|
$608.65
THB20,147.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,245.71
|
$287.69
THB9,523.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$220.44
|
$70.06
THB2,319.03
|
|
pay 12.7% less for childcare
|
Wellington
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,271.89
|
$614.94
THB20,355.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,112.98
|
$12,311.97
THB407,550.33
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Wellington
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$11.91
|
$2.08
THB68.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.55
|
$2.37
THB78.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.01
|
$4.16
THB137.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$62.72
|
$57.72
THB1,910.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$19.85
|
$6.94
THB229.56
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
|
Wellington
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$131.06
|
$53.87
THB1,783.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$86.90
|
$39.30
THB1,300.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$204.17
|
$101.75
THB3,368.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$211.29
|
$92.54
THB3,063.24
|
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