Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.0 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Austria instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.45
|
$15.38
€14.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.89
|
$10.63
€10.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.02
|
$3.11
€2.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.96
|
$2.40
€2.28
|
|
pay 61.6% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.97
|
$2.51
€2.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.79
|
$8.15
€7.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.85
|
$5.62
€5.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.57
|
$4.05
€3.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.88
|
$6.06
€5.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.23
|
$1.15
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.80
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.34
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.47
|
$1.88
€1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.33
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.25
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 27.3% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.44
|
$6.30
€6.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,342.52
|
$48.89
€46.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,889,473.62
|
$26,790.93
€25,510.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB353.03
|
$20.20
€19.24
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.39
|
$36.05
€34.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,504.24
|
$834.31
€794.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,306.22
|
$704.76
€671.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,298.66
|
$275.88
€262.69
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,597.98
|
$436.40
€415.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,350.68
|
$14,173.71
€13,496.21
|
|
pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.56
|
$4.65
€4.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.21
|
$3.63
€3.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.45
|
$6.56
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,863.29
|
$45.89
€43.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.61
|
$12.58
€11.98
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,886.85
|
$85.11
€81.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,189.40
|
$43.90
€41.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,314.83
|
$88.16
€83.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,144.98
|
$118.74
€113.06
|
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