Cost of living comparison

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Christchurch vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Christchurch is 2.1 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.5 times more in Christchurch
Groceries: pay 69.8% more in Christchurch
Transportation: pay 15.0% more in Christchurch
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Christchurch
Childcare: pay 11.3% less in Christchurch
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Christchurch
Clothing: pay 24.3% more in Christchurch

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Christchurch are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Christchurch.

Christchurch vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Christchurch instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Christchurch
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB101.05	$17.32 NZ$31.14	+494.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB202.10	$10.75 NZ$19.33	+84.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB21.36	$2.41 NZ$4.34	+292.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB10.12	$1.84 NZ$3.30	+529.9%
Average			+350.2%

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pay 69.8% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Christchurch
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB52.80	$2.00 NZ$3.59	+31.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB407.25	$4.24 NZ$7.63	-63.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB253.88	$7.24 NZ$13.03	-1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB78.82	$6.43 NZ$11.55	+182.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB45.61	$4.09 NZ$7.36	+211.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB51.04	$1.34 NZ$2.41	-8.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB25.20	$1.13 NZ$2.03	+55.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.91	$1.42 NZ$2.56	+37.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.91	$2.52 NZ$4.53	+212.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.72	$0.97 NZ$1.74	+35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.59	$1.09 NZ$1.96	+74.9%
Average			+69.8%

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pay 15.0% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Christchurch
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB154.90	$6.28 NZ$11.30	+40.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,364.16	$41.68 NZ$74.94	+6.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,919,935.11	$26,874.66 NZ$48,327.03	-51.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB358.72	$17.02 NZ$30.61	+64.6%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Christchurch
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB532.84	$48.71 NZ$87.59	+217.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,818.69	$1,329.40 NZ$2,390.58	+132.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,472.37	$1,214.34 NZ$2,183.67	+302.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,335.72	$95.92 NZ$172.49	+42.5%
Average			+173.7%

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pay 11.3% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Christchurch
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,946.18	$634.54 NZ$1,141.05	+0.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB457,611.09	$10,158.62 NZ$18,267.62	-23.0%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Christchurch
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB80.84	$6.57 NZ$11.81	+181.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB89.63	$3.34 NZ$6.01	+29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB145.76	$23.59 NZ$42.42	+461.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,893.33	$37.62 NZ$67.66	-31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB252.62	$10.75 NZ$19.33	+47.6%
Average			+137.8%

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pay 24.3% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Christchurch
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,917.27	$79.03 NZ$142.12	+43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,208.57	$38.35 NZ$68.97	+10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,368.27	$85.40 NZ$153.57	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,195.68	$144.00 NZ$258.94	+56.3%
Average			+24.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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