Cost of living comparison
Duisburg is 95.2% more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.3 times more in Duisburg
- Groceries
-
pay 42.1% more in Duisburg
- Transportation
-
pay 40.5% more in Duisburg
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Duisburg
- Childcare
-
pay 46.4% less in Duisburg
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.4% more in Duisburg
- Clothing
-
pay 22.4% more in Duisburg
The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Duisburg are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Duisburg.
If you lived in Duisburg instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Duisburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB94.33
|
$12.86
€11.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB188.67
|
$9.65
€8.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB19.94
|
$3.14
€2.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.45
|
$2.89
€2.50
|
|
pay 42.1% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Duisburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB49.30
|
$1.99
€1.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB380.18
|
$6.69
€5.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB237.01
|
$4.21
€3.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB73.58
|
$3.26
€2.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB42.57
|
$6.27
€5.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB47.65
|
$1.32
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.52
|
$0.74
€0.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB33.52
|
$0.95
€0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.06
|
$1.77
€1.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.07
|
$0.62
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.16
|
$0.67
€0.58
|
|
pay 40.5% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Duisburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB144.60
|
$7.07
€6.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,273.50
|
$52.52
€45.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,792,330.33
|
$29,130.52
€25,222.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB334.88
|
$22.51
€19.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Duisburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB497.43
|
$45.22
€39.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB18,501.47
|
$468.00
€405.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB9,776.35
|
$415.31
€359.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,180.48
|
$256.66
€222.22
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Duisburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB20,487.57
|
$241.15
€208.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB427,196.85
|
$9,109.99
€7,887.77
|
|
pay 57.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Duisburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB75.47
|
$4.82
€4.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB83.67
|
$3.62
€3.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB136.08
|
$8.79
€7.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,767.49
|
$29.47
€25.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB235.83
|
$12.86
€11.14
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Duisburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,789.84
|
$92.17
€79.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,128.24
|
$39.12
€33.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,144.41
|
$88.21
€76.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB2,983.29
|
$110.39
€95.58
|
|
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