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Frankfurt vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Frankfurt is 2.3 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 5.8 times more in Frankfurt
Groceries: pay 50.4% more in Frankfurt
Transportation: pay 52.1% more in Frankfurt
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Frankfurt
Childcare: pay 2.3% less in Frankfurt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.6% more in Frankfurt
Clothing: pay 32.0% more in Frankfurt

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Frankfurt are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Frankfurt.

Frankfurt vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Frankfurt instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 5.8 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Frankfurt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB99.24	$19.29 €18.50	+562.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB198.48	$11.25 €10.79	+93.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.98	$3.03 €2.91	+392.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.94	$2.79 €2.67	+855.2%
Average			+475.7%

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pay 50.4% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Frankfurt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.86	$2.09 €2.00	+37.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB399.97	$6.87 €6.59	-41.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB249.34	$4.62 €4.43	-36.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB77.41	$3.61 €3.46	+59.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.79	$6.11 €5.86	+364.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB50.13	$1.36 €1.31	-7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.75	$0.74 €0.71	+2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.27	$0.98 €0.94	-5.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.41	$2.14 €2.05	+166.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.28	$0.69 €0.66	-2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.20	$0.74 €0.71	+18.8%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 52.1% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Frankfurt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB152.13	$7.21 €6.92	+61.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,339.77	$52.52 €50.36	+33.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,885,605.66	$29,130.52 €27,934.92	-47.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB352.31	$26.95 €25.85	+160.7%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Frankfurt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB523.32	$45.31 €43.45	+195.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,464.32	$1,389.77 €1,332.73	+143.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,285.12	$1,056.46 €1,013.10	+250.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,293.95	$285.00 €273.30	+323.3%
Average			+227.9%

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pay 2.3% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Frankfurt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,553.77	$539.90 €517.74	-14.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB449,428.77	$14,504.53 €13,909.22	+10.0%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 75.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Frankfurt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB79.39	$5.36 €5.14	+130.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB88.03	$3.85 €3.70	+49.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB143.16	$8.79 €8.43	+109.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,859.47	$53.59 €51.39	-1.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB248.11	$13.93 €13.36	+91.3%
Average			+75.6%

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pay 32.0% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Frankfurt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,882.99	$85.15 €81.65	+54.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,186.96	$39.74 €38.11	+14.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,308.05	$100.07 €95.96	+3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,138.54	$144.25 €138.33	+56.6%
Average			+32.0%

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