Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.0 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$18.76
€17.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$3.14
€3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
|
pay 46.2% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$4.13
€3.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$5.15
€4.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$3.08
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$1.11
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$1.70
€1.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$0.86
€0.82
|
|
pay 45.9% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$7.50
€7.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$71.38
€68.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$34,296.42
€32,882.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$17.79
€17.06
|
|
pay 94.2% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$22.48
€21.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$1,111.66
€1,065.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$870.64
€834.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$99.35
€95.25
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$338.03
€324.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$10,508.28
€10,075.06
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$4.76
€4.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$11.36
€10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$47.76
€45.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$18.22
€17.47
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$100.00
€95.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$31.76
€30.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$111.24
€106.65
|
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