Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 81.0% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Bridgetown
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB91.88
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB183.77
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.17
|
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.41
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 99.4% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB53.58
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB320.27
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB218.51
|
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB73.55
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB43.18
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB45.35
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.27
|
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB33.80
|
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB25.67
|
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB22.93
|
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.34
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
|
pay 59.6% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB140.69
|
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,194.47
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,699,829.62
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB348.38
|
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
|
pay 72.8% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB499.02
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,160.14
|
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,529.20
|
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,320.49
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,368.61
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB407,806.67
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 61.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB68.91
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB78.42
|
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB137.82
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,911.72
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB229.71
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 35.9% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,784.40
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,301.70
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,370.19
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,065.17
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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