Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 36.7% cheaper than Aruba.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.4% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 52.6% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 15.6% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 49.3% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.0% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 10.5% more in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 69.4% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
AWG23.40
|
$2.91
THB99.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$5.83
THB199.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
AWG4.08
|
$0.62
THB21.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
AWG3.65
|
$0.29
THB9.97
|
|
pay 52.6% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.83
AWG6.90
|
$1.52
THB52.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$11.74
THB401.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.90
AWG16.01
|
$7.32
THB250.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.49
AWG9.88
|
$2.27
THB77.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
AWG5.38
|
$1.31
THB44.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$1.47
THB50.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.73
THB24.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.04
THB35.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.63
AWG6.53
|
$0.80
THB27.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
$0.71
THB24.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.70
AWG3.06
|
$0.62
THB21.27
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
AWG9.53
|
$4.47
THB152.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.32
THB1,343.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$55,345.18
THB1,891,463.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.34
THB353.40
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
AWG121.50
|
$15.36
THB524.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$600.00
AWG1,080.00
|
$571.31
THB19,524.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$301.88
THB10,317.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$197.12
AWG354.81
|
$67.33
THB2,301.08
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$632.63
THB21,620.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,191.37
THB450,824.90
|
pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.25
AWG7.65
|
$2.33
THB79.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.77
AWG8.58
|
$2.58
THB88.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.50
AWG31.50
|
$4.20
THB143.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
AWG108.00
|
$54.58
THB1,865.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
AWG23.40
|
$7.28
THB248.88
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$55.27
THB1,888.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.84
THB1,190.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.10
THB3,318.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.12
THB3,148.29
|
|
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