Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 65.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 92.0% more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 94.2% more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 54.1% more in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 70.8% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.2% less in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 62.0% more in Kingstown

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and housing in Kingstown are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Kingstown. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Kingstown.

Kingstown vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingstown instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB94.51	$7.40 EC$20.00	+154.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB189.02	$11.10 EC$30.00	+90.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB19.98	$1.85 EC$5.00	+200.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.47	$1.76 EC$4.75	+502.5%
Average			+236.9%

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pay 92.0% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.39	$1.85 EC$5.00	+21.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB380.89	$7.26 EC$19.61	-38.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB237.45	$12.14 EC$32.81	+65.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB73.72	$4.60 EC$12.44	+102.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB42.65	$1.98 EC$5.36	+50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB47.74	$3.76 EC$10.17	+155.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.57	$0.86 EC$2.33	+18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.59	$4.18 EC$11.30	+304.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.11	$1.68 EC$4.54	+108.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.12	$1.60 EC$4.31	+124.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.19	$1.23 EC$3.33	+97.9%
Average			+92.0%

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pay 94.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB144.87	$14.57 EC$39.38	+226.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,275.87	$59.20 EC$160.00	+50.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,795,671.96	$32,376.83 EC$87,500.00	-41.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB335.51	$24.98 EC$67.50	+141.5%
Average			+94.2%

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pay 54.1% more for housing

	Bangkok	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB498.36	$55.50 EC$150.00	+261.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,535.97	$296.02 EC$800.00	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,794.57	$296.02 EC$800.00	-1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,184.55	$70.74 EC$191.18	+5.1%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 70.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,525.76	$185.01 EC$500.00	-70.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB427,993.32	??
Average			-70.8%

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pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB75.61	$1.85 EC$5.00	-20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB83.83	$2.71 EC$7.33	+5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB136.33	$4.44 EC$12.00	+5.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,770.78	$37.00 EC$100.00	-32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB236.27	$5.55 EC$15.00	-23.8%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 62.0% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,793.18	$101.76 EC$275.00	+84.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,130.35	$83.25 EC$225.00	+139.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,150.27	$111.01 EC$300.00	+14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB2,988.85	$101.76 EC$275.00	+10.5%
Average			+62.0%

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