Cost of living comparison
Biella is 76.6% more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.4 times more in Biella
- Groceries
-
pay 13.1% more in Biella
- Transportation
-
pay 30.6% more in Biella
- Housing
-
pay 46.6% more in Biella
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.7% more in Biella
- Clothing
-
pay 0.5% more in Biella
The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Biella are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Biella.
If you lived in Biella instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Biella
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB100.50
|
$16.08
€15.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB201.00
|
$9.91
€9.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.24
|
$3.22
€3.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.07
|
$1.53
€1.48
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Biella
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.52
|
$2.14
€2.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB405.04
|
$6.61
€6.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB252.51
|
$4.46
€4.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB78.39
|
$2.88
€2.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.36
|
$4.54
€4.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.76
|
$0.58
€0.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.06
|
$0.63
€0.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.72
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.76
|
$1.02
€0.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.58
|
$0.63
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.47
|
$0.70
€0.68
|
|
pay 30.6% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Biella
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB154.06
|
$7.15
€6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,356.78
|
$35.90
€34.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,909,538.80
|
$29,473.49
€28,583.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB356.78
|
$22.51
€21.83
|
|
pay 46.6% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Biella
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB529.96
|
$27.14
€26.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,711.37
|
$428.71
€415.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,415.67
|
$375.12
€363.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,323.07
|
$141.72
€137.44
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Biella
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,827.34
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB455,133.16
|
?? |
pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Biella
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB80.40
|
$4.82
€4.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.14
|
$1.52
€1.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB144.97
|
$6.43
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,883.07
|
$53.05
€51.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB251.26
|
$8.57
€8.32
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Biella
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,906.89
|
$75.02
€72.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,202.03
|
$21.42
€20.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,350.03
|
$85.74
€83.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,178.38
|
$107.18
€103.94
|
|
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