Cost of living comparison
Drogheda is 2.1 times more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.8 times more in Drogheda
- Groceries
-
pay 28.5% more in Drogheda
- Transportation
-
pay 95.8% more in Drogheda
- Housing
-
pay 3.5 times more in Drogheda
- Childcare
-
pay 5.8% more in Drogheda
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Drogheda
- Clothing
-
pay 7.4% more in Drogheda
The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Drogheda are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Drogheda.
If you lived in Drogheda instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Drogheda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB95.30
|
$16.08
€14.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB190.60
|
$9.65
€8.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB20.14
|
$2.04
€1.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.54
|
$1.37
€1.21
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Drogheda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB49.80
|
$2.14
€1.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB384.07
|
$5.00
€4.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB239.43
|
$5.56
€4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB74.34
|
$3.62
€3.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB43.01
|
$4.29
€3.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB48.14
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.77
|
$0.93
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB33.87
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.32
|
$1.65
€1.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.31
|
$0.59
€0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.36
|
$0.48
€0.42
|
|
pay 95.8% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Drogheda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB146.08
|
$7.07
€6.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,286.53
|
$139.80
€123.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,810,671.72
|
$39,306.91
€34,638.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB338.31
|
$20.52
€18.09
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Drogheda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB502.52
|
$46.91
€41.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB18,690.80
|
$1,714.82
€1,511.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB9,876.39
|
$1,554.06
€1,369.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,202.79
|
$179.92
€158.55
|
|
pay 5.8% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Drogheda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB20,697.22
|
$977.98
€861.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB431,568.47
|
$7,502.34
€6,611.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Drogheda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB76.24
|
$5.89
€5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB84.53
|
$3.67
€3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB137.47
|
$15.92
€14.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,785.58
|
$58.29
€51.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB238.25
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Drogheda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,808.16
|
$71.45
€62.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,139.79
|
$33.94
€29.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,176.59
|
$88.42
€77.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,013.82
|
$102.89
€90.67
|
|
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