Cost of living comparison
George Town is 3.7 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in George Town instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 7.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$15.51
KYD12.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$3.80
KYD3.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$2.91
KYD2.41
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$4.97
KYD4.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$6.42
KYD5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$11.63
KYD9.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$9.52
KYD7.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$6.73
KYD5.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$4.70
KYD3.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$3.73
KYD3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$3.69
KYD3.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$2.97
KYD2.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$2.50
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$6.65
KYD5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$38,771.25
KYD32,180.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$65.61
KYD54.46
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$111.36
KYD92.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,433.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,107.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$302.52
KYD251.09
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,329.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$25,183.42
KYD20,902.72
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$7.75
KYD6.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$6.63
KYD5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$13.12
KYD10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$86.49
KYD71.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$17.89
KYD14.85
|
|
pay 63.5% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$89.47
KYD74.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$70.09
KYD58.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$128.24
KYD106.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$146.14
KYD121.30
|
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