Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 16.1% cheaper than Aruba overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.5% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 43.9% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 10.5% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 54.1% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 2.3 times more in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.8% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 20.4% less in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 68.5% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$2.91
THB98.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$5.83
THB196.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$0.62
THB20.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.29
THB9.85
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$1.52
THB51.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$11.74
THB396.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$7.32
THB247.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$2.27
THB76.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$1.31
THB44.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.47
THB49.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.73
THB24.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$1.04
THB34.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.80
THB27.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.71
THB24.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.62
THB21.01
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$4.47
THB150.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$39.32
THB1,327.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$55,345.18
THB1,868,239.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$10.34
THB349.07
|
|
pay 54.1% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$15.36
THB518.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$571.31
THB19,285.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$301.88
THB10,190.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$67.33
THB2,272.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$632.63
THB21,355.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$13,191.37
THB445,289.64
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$2.33
THB78.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$2.58
THB87.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$4.20
THB141.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$54.58
THB1,842.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$7.28
THB245.82
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$55.27
THB1,865.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$34.84
THB1,176.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$97.10
THB3,277.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$92.12
THB3,109.64
|
|
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