Cost of living comparison
Des Moines is 2.0 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Des Moines instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Des Moines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB93.31
|
$16.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB186.61
|
$9.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.47
|
$2.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.57
|
$2.06
|
|
pay 52.0% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Des Moines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB54.41
|
$2.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB325.23
|
$6.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB221.89
|
$3.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB74.68
|
$3.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB43.85
|
$4.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.06
|
$2.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.63
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.32
|
$1.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.07
|
$1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.28
|
$0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.66
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Des Moines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB142.87
|
$3.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,212.97
|
$58.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,726,153.46
|
$26,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB353.78
|
$11.94
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Des Moines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB506.75
|
$58.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,472.34
|
$1,215.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,676.77
|
$912.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,356.43
|
$115.16
|
|
pay 59.2% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Des Moines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,684.04
|
$1,369.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB414,122.03
|
$11,812.00
|
|
pay 85.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Des Moines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB69.98
|
$4.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB79.63
|
$4.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB139.96
|
$7.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,941.33
|
$66.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB233.26
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Des Moines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,812.03
|
$47.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,321.86
|
$41.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,422.38
|
$90.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,112.64
|
$143.00
|
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