Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 65.6% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB93.84
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.58
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.64
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB327.11
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB223.17
|
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB44.10
|
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.32
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.77
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.52
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.22
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.42
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.77
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 62.6% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.70
|
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB355.82
|
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
pay 53.5% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB70.38
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB80.09
|
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB234.61
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
pay 43.9% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Kingstown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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