Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 33.2% cheaper than Ashqelon.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.5% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 11.1% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 11.4% more in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 49.5% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 30.0% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.8% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 33.8% less in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, childcare, and groceries are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Ashqelon, you would:
pay 78.5% less for restaurants
Ashqelon
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.33
₪71.44
|
$2.91
THB94.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.00
₪53.58
|
$5.83
THB188.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
₪9.38
|
$0.62
THB19.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
₪7.14
|
$0.29
THB9.42
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Ashqelon
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪8.25
|
$1.52
THB49.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
₪24.51
|
$11.74
THB379.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.21
₪24.15
|
$7.32
THB236.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.96
₪13.26
|
$2.27
THB73.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
₪16.95
|
$1.31
THB42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
₪5.53
|
$1.47
THB47.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₪3.33
|
$0.73
THB23.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.52
|
$1.04
THB33.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₪3.27
|
$0.80
THB25.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₪2.37
|
$0.71
THB23.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
₪2.37
|
$0.62
THB20.10
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
Ashqelon
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₪24.13
|
$4.47
THB144.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.53
₪122.34
|
$39.32
THB1,270.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,890.15
₪130,242.52
|
$55,345.18
THB1,787,774.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.73
₪25.90
|
$10.34
THB334.03
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
Ashqelon
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.33
₪98.23
|
$15.36
THB496.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.26
₪2,723.61
|
$571.31
THB18,454.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.61
₪2,366.41
|
$301.88
THB9,751.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.27
₪613.78
|
$67.33
THB2,174.94
|
|
pay 30.0% less for childcare
Ashqelon
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$706.61
₪2,366.41
|
$632.63
THB20,435.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,131.10
₪87,512.67
|
$13,191.37
THB426,111.10
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ashqelon
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
₪30.36
|
$2.33
THB75.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
₪11.61
|
$2.58
THB83.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.13
₪33.93
|
$4.20
THB135.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
₪196.46
|
$54.58
THB1,763.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.87
₪39.74
|
$7.28
THB235.23
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Ashqelon
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$105.84
₪354.45
|
$55.27
THB1,785.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.33
₪178.60
|
$34.84
THB1,125.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.77
₪394.40
|
$97.10
THB3,136.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.21
₪476.26
|
$92.12
THB2,975.70
|
|
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