Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 47.7% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 72.5% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 57.3% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
|
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