Cost of living comparison
Greenville is 92.7% more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0 times more in Greenville
- Groceries
-
pay 42.1% more in Greenville
- Transportation
-
pay 6.9% more in Greenville
- Housing
-
pay 3.4 times more in Greenville
- Childcare
-
pay 84.8% more in Greenville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 80.2% more in Greenville
- Clothing
-
pay 3.9% less in Greenville
The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Greenville are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Greenville.
If you lived in Greenville instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Greenville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB100.50
|
$10.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB201.00
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.24
|
$1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.07
|
$1.04
|
|
pay 42.1% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Greenville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.52
|
$1.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB405.04
|
$2.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB252.51
|
$3.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB78.39
|
$2.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.36
|
$2.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.76
|
$1.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.06
|
$0.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.72
|
$2.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.76
|
$1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.58
|
$1.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.47
|
$1.69
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Greenville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB154.06
|
$3.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,356.78
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,909,538.80
|
$27,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB356.78
|
$20.64
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Greenville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB529.96
|
$85.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,711.37
|
$1,428.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,415.67
|
$1,245.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,323.07
|
$102.25
|
|
pay 84.8% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Greenville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,827.34
|
$900.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB455,133.16
|
$30,000.00
|
|
pay 80.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Greenville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB80.40
|
$3.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.14
|
$4.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB144.97
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,883.07
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB251.26
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Greenville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,906.89
|
$45.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,202.03
|
$39.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,350.03
|
$72.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,178.38
|
$105.50
|
|
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