Cost of living comparison
Bangalore is 41.6% cheaper than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.9% less in Bangalore
- Groceries
-
pay 45.6% less in Bangalore
- Transportation
-
pay 48.2% less in Bangalore
- Housing
-
pay 39.9% less in Bangalore
- Childcare
-
pay 76.9% less in Bangalore
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.6% less in Bangalore
- Clothing
-
pay 39.0% less in Bangalore
Expenses including childcare, transportation, groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangalore.
If you lived in Bangalore instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB94.33
|
$3.56
₹306.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB188.67
|
$3.79
₹326.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB19.94
|
$0.46
₹39.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.45
|
$0.17
₹14.65
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB49.30
|
$0.58
₹50.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB380.18
|
$3.79
₹326.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB237.01
|
$2.38
₹204.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB73.58
|
$1.11
₹95.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB42.57
|
$1.83
₹157.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB47.65
|
$1.28
₹109.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.52
|
$0.39
₹33.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB33.52
|
$0.60
₹51.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.06
|
$0.27
₹22.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.07
|
$0.25
₹21.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.16
|
$0.25
₹21.86
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB144.60
|
$4.61
₹396.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,273.50
|
$15.41
₹1,326.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,792,330.33
|
$14,221.28
₹1,224,744.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB334.88
|
$4.03
₹347.01
|
|
pay 39.9% less for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB497.43
|
$11.44
₹985.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB18,501.47
|
$317.94
₹27,381.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB9,776.35
|
$183.40
₹15,794.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,180.48
|
$33.38
₹2,874.81
|
|
pay 76.9% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB20,487.57
|
$120.79
₹10,402.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB427,196.85
|
$3,580.34
₹308,340.73
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB75.47
|
$2.37
₹204.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB83.67
|
$2.17
₹187.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB136.08
|
$4.27
₹367.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,767.49
|
$21.74
₹1,872.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB235.83
|
$4.74
₹408.25
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,789.84
|
$32.90
₹2,833.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,128.24
|
$30.32
₹2,611.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,144.41
|
$53.75
₹4,629.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB2,983.29
|
$38.87
₹3,347.63
|
|
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