Cost of living comparison
Manado is 39.2% cheaper than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.0% less in Manado
- Groceries
-
pay 17.3% less in Manado
- Transportation
-
pay 51.2% less in Manado
- Housing
-
pay 58.0% less in Manado
- Childcare
-
pay 68.3% less in Manado
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 28.5% less in Manado
- Clothing
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pay 7.0% less in Manado
Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Manado.
If you lived in Manado instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Manado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB100.50
|
$0.96
IDR15,497.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB201.00
|
$3.03
IDR49,075.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.24
|
$0.32
IDR5,165.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.07
|
$0.26
IDR4,132.67
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Manado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.52
|
$1.06
IDR17,219.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB405.04
|
$3.59
IDR58,115.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB252.51
|
$4.83
IDR78,219.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB78.39
|
$1.68
IDR27,275.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.36
|
$1.45
IDR23,431.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.76
|
$1.16
IDR18,745.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.06
|
$0.77
IDR12,496.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.72
|
$0.75
IDR12,184.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.76
|
$0.51
IDR8,279.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.58
|
$0.42
IDR6,795.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.47
|
$1.11
IDR18,042.52
|
|
pay 51.2% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Manado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB154.06
|
$3.12
IDR50,555.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,356.78
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,909,538.80
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB356.78
|
$2.87
IDR46,492.49
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Manado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB529.96
|
$7.65
IDR123,979.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,711.37
|
$340.13
IDR5,510,221.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,415.67
|
$89.28
IDR1,446,433.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,323.07
|
$19.61
IDR317,673.37
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Manado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,827.34
|
$143.49
IDR2,324,624.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB455,133.16
|
$5,357.03
IDR86,785,985.52
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Manado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB80.40
|
$3.83
IDR61,989.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.14
|
$1.75
IDR28,412.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB144.97
|
$2.23
IDR36,160.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,883.07
|
$19.13
IDR309,949.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB251.26
|
$2.71
IDR43,909.58
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Manado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,906.89
|
$63.77
IDR1,033,166.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,202.03
|
$25.51
IDR413,266.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,350.03
|
$97.26
IDR1,575,578.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,178.38
|
$76.53
IDR1,239,799.79
|
|
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