Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 56.4% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$1.96
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$1.53
€1.47
|
|
pay 25.1% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$1.75
€1.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$6.52
€6.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$4.34
€4.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$3.46
€3.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$1.01
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$1.98
€1.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$0.75
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$0.77
€0.74
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$6.43
€6.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$38.58
€36.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$24,650.55
€23,634.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$15.65
€15.00
|
|
pay 87.9% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$20.58
€19.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$769.99
€738.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$617.27
€591.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$187.33
€179.61
|
|
pay 6.2% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$612.91
€587.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$15,233.33
€14,605.30
|
|
pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$2.68
€2.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$2.81
€2.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$45.95
€44.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$11.15
€10.69
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$73.52
€70.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$37.05
€35.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$83.22
€79.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$101.33
€97.15
|
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