Cost of living comparison
Milan is 2.2 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Milan instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB91.23
|
$21.66
€19.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB182.46
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.04
|
$3.12
€2.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.34
|
$1.50
€1.34
|
|
pay 61.0% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB53.20
|
$2.64
€2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB318.00
|
$8.46
€7.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB216.96
|
$6.56
€5.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB73.02
|
$4.15
€3.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB42.87
|
$5.71
€5.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB45.03
|
$1.11
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.11
|
$0.95
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB33.56
|
$1.20
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB25.49
|
$1.62
€1.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB22.76
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.20
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
pay 48.4% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB139.69
|
$7.67
€6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,186.00
|
$42.24
€37.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,687,767.95
|
$30,323.64
€27,146.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB345.91
|
$24.91
€22.30
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB495.48
|
$29.17
€26.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,017.09
|
$1,524.42
€1,364.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,461.58
|
$1,033.99
€925.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,304.03
|
$212.15
€189.92
|
|
pay 27.5% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,224.08
|
$855.31
€765.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB404,912.95
|
$14,265.21
€12,770.43
|
|
pay 66.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB68.42
|
$6.50
€5.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB77.86
|
$2.10
€1.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB136.85
|
$6.50
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,898.16
|
$69.19
€61.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB228.08
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
|
pay 40.7% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,771.73
|
$102.28
€91.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,292.46
|
$39.36
€35.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,346.28
|
$106.96
€95.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,043.42
|
$155.03
€138.79
|
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