Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 35.2% more expensive than Bali.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Bali, you would:
pay 22.5% less for restaurants
|
Bali
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.64
IDR42,629.48
|
$2.91
THB99.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
IDR72,191.75
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
IDR19,965.11
|
$0.62
THB21.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
IDR24,756.74
|
$0.29
THB9.95
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
|
Bali
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
IDR35,958.25
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.01
IDR161,913.13
|
$11.74
THB400.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.52
IDR105,479.31
|
$7.32
THB249.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
IDR31,341.66
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
IDR29,190.42
|
$1.31
THB44.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
IDR21,329.06
|
$1.47
THB50.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR12,079.01
|
$0.73
THB24.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
IDR19,691.78
|
$1.04
THB35.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
IDR16,183.31
|
$0.80
THB27.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR11,018.13
|
$0.71
THB24.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
IDR15,052.08
|
$0.62
THB21.23
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Bali
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.35
IDR54,122.36
|
$4.47
THB152.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.42
IDR136,217.75
|
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,046.15
IDR421,200,167.78
|
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.08
IDR66,003.91
|
$10.34
THB352.81
|
|
pay 39.7% less for housing
|
Bali
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.17
IDR504,053.09
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,235.95
IDR19,986,931.50
|
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$614.33
IDR9,934,473.31
|
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.78
IDR1,128,506.27
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Bali
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$255.10
IDR4,125,242.67
|
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,370.36
IDR135,359,525.04
|
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
|
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bali
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.87
IDR46,408.98
|
$2.33
THB79.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
IDR38,260.27
|
$2.58
THB88.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.41
IDR1,348,772.17
|
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.99
IDR64,456.92
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
|
Bali
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.85
IDR886,999.47
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.10
IDR438,307.03
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.72
IDR1,289,138.33
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.73
IDR1,159,966.67
|
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
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