Cost of living comparison
Alexandria is 55.7% cheaper than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.5% less in Alexandria
- Groceries
-
pay 54.3% less in Alexandria
- Transportation
-
pay 72.0% less in Alexandria
- Housing
-
pay 73.0% less in Alexandria
- Childcare
-
pay 89.8% less in Alexandria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.6% less in Alexandria
- Clothing
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pay 20.4% less in Alexandria
Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Alexandria.
If you lived in Alexandria instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB94.33
|
$3.55
EGP176.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB188.67
|
$4.47
EGP222.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB19.94
|
$0.29
EGP14.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.45
|
$0.10
EGP5.19
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB49.30
|
$0.68
EGP33.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB380.18
|
$1.90
EGP94.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB237.01
|
$3.25
EGP161.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB73.58
|
$1.41
EGP70.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB42.57
|
$2.10
EGP104.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB47.65
|
$0.63
EGP31.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.52
|
$0.21
EGP10.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB33.52
|
$0.15
EGP7.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.06
|
$0.16
EGP7.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.07
|
$0.19
EGP9.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.16
|
$0.26
EGP12.91
|
|
pay 72.0% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB144.60
|
$1.02
EGP50.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,273.50
|
$2.44
EGP121.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,792,330.33
|
$26,388.44
EGP1,311,829.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB334.88
|
$3.65
EGP181.64
|
|
pay 73.0% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB497.43
|
$7.94
EGP394.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB18,501.47
|
$114.18
EGP5,676.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB9,776.35
|
$64.28
EGP3,195.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,180.48
|
$10.19
EGP506.40
|
|
pay 89.8% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB20,487.57
|
$60.51
EGP3,008.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB427,196.85
|
$1,441.21
EGP71,646.10
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB75.47
|
$2.03
EGP100.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB83.67
|
$1.45
EGP71.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB136.08
|
$1.83
EGP90.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,767.49
|
$14.76
EGP733.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB235.83
|
$2.44
EGP121.09
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Alexandria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,789.84
|
$22.41
EGP1,113.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,128.24
|
$48.11
EGP2,391.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,144.41
|
$101.49
EGP5,045.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB2,983.29
|
$32.70
EGP1,625.77
|
|
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