Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.5 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB100.40
|
$21.44
€20.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB200.79
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.22
|
$2.46
€2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.06
|
$1.95
€1.87
|
|
pay 41.1% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.46
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB404.62
|
$3.60
€3.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB252.24
|
$5.32
€5.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB78.31
|
$4.22
€4.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.31
|
$4.64
€4.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.71
|
$1.11
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.04
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.68
|
$1.28
€1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.73
|
$1.86
€1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.56
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.45
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB153.90
|
$7.19
€6.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,355.35
|
$123.25
€118.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,907,534.91
|
$39,306.91
€37,729.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB356.41
|
$26.47
€25.41
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB529.40
|
$55.82
€53.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,690.68
|
$2,138.28
€2,052.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,404.74
|
$1,827.10
€1,753.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,320.63
|
$214.65
€206.03
|
|
pay 40.0% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,804.43
|
$1,307.98
€1,255.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB454,655.54
|
$9,645.87
€9,258.85
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB80.32
|
$7.50
€7.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.05
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB144.82
|
$17.68
€16.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,881.10
|
$56.25
€54.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB250.99
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,904.88
|
$96.07
€92.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,200.76
|
$41.10
€39.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,346.52
|
$97.72
€93.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,175.04
|
$114.27
€109.68
|
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