Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Manchester is 2.4 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.7 times more in Manchester
Groceries: pay 37.0% more in Manchester
Transportation: pay 95.3% more in Manchester
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Manchester
Childcare: pay 97.3% more in Manchester
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Manchester
Clothing: pay 15.7% more in Manchester

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Manchester are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Manchester.

Manchester vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.7 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Manchester
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB97.50	$19.37 £14.81	+565.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB195.01	$10.33 £7.90	+77.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.61	$2.57 £1.97	+318.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.77	$1.78 £1.36	+510.8%
Average			+367.8%

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pay 37.0% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Manchester
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB50.95	$1.53 £1.17	+0.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB392.96	$5.03 £3.84	-57.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB244.97	$5.99 £4.58	-18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.06	$3.83 £2.93	+68.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.01	$3.77 £2.89	+187.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.25	$1.29 £0.99	-12.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.32	$0.77 £0.59	+5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.65	$1.57 £1.20	+51.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.93	$1.75 £1.34	+117.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.85	$0.96 £0.73	+34.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.83	$0.80 £0.61	+28.3%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 95.3% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Manchester
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB149.46	$7.12 £5.44	+59.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,316.30	$110.30 £84.31	+180.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,852,569.13	$36,531.14 £27,924.73	-34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB346.14	$28.47 £21.76	+175.3%
Average			+95.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Manchester
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB514.15	$39.51 £30.20	+157.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,123.29	$1,526.78 £1,167.09	+167.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,104.92	$1,143.93 £874.43	+278.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,253.76	$229.34 £175.31	+240.6%
Average			+211.0%

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pay 97.3% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Manchester
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,176.14	$1,691.34 £1,292.88	+167.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB441,554.60	$16,789.99 £12,834.42	+27.3%
Average			+97.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Manchester
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.00	$6.46 £4.94	+177.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB86.48	$4.60 £3.52	+78.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB140.65	$17.63 £13.48	+319.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,826.89	$39.74 £30.38	-27.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB243.76	$12.90 £9.86	+77.2%
Average			+125.0%

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pay 15.7% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Manchester
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,850.00	$84.41 £64.52	+52.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,166.16	$41.44 £31.67	+18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,250.09	$90.41 £69.11	-6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,083.55	$90.41 £69.11	-1.9%
Average			+15.7%

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