Cost of living comparison
Coimbatore is 54.8% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Coimbatore instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB92.15
|
$1.20
₹100.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB184.30
|
$4.19
₹351.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.23
|
$0.37
₹31.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.44
|
$0.13
₹10.91
|
|
pay 49.2% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB53.73
|
$0.44
₹37.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB321.21
|
$3.20
₹268.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB219.15
|
$2.48
₹207.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB73.76
|
$0.82
₹68.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB43.31
|
$1.50
₹125.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB45.49
|
$1.11
₹93.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.34
|
$0.34
₹28.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB33.90
|
$0.83
₹69.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB25.75
|
$0.25
₹21.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB22.99
|
$0.24
₹20.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.40
|
$0.18
₹15.44
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB141.10
|
$4.72
₹395.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,197.96
|
$11.98
₹1,004.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,704,792.78
|
$11,378.65
₹954,662.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB349.40
|
$3.59
₹301.47
|
|
pay 61.0% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB500.48
|
$9.48
₹795.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,219.01
|
$131.01
₹10,991.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,557.02
|
$96.42
₹8,089.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,327.27
|
$26.62
₹2,233.78
|
|
pay 86.3% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,428.08
|
$73.47
₹6,163.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB408,997.38
|
$1,896.44
₹159,110.47
|
|
pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB69.11
|
$1.80
₹150.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB78.65
|
$1.58
₹132.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB138.23
|
$4.07
₹341.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,917.31
|
$20.47
₹1,717.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB230.38
|
$2.99
₹251.23
|
|
pay 59.2% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,789.61
|
$22.76
₹1,909.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,305.50
|
$20.36
₹1,708.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,380.03
|
$38.93
₹3,265.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,074.12
|
$28.45
₹2,386.66
|
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