Cost of living comparison
Paris is 2.5 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Paris instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 6.1 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Paris
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$4.09
€3.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
|
pay 78.5% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$2.01
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$11.23
€10.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$5.41
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$6.32
€6.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$1.58
€1.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$1.05
€1.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$1.50
€1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$1.78
€1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$1.10
€1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$1.21
€1.16
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$7.65
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$92.60
€88.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$32,688.77
€31,341.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$24.84
€23.82
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$33.65
€32.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$1,367.25
€1,310.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$1,057.37
€1,013.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$188.37
€180.60
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$756.26
€725.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$15,942.48
€15,285.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$7.50
€7.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$4.31
€4.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$36.48
€34.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
|
pay 49.5% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$103.81
€99.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$46.57
€44.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$111.54
€106.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$148.98
€142.83
|
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