Cost of living comparison
Richmond is 2.3 times more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.8 times more in Richmond
- Groceries
-
pay 75.9% more in Richmond
- Transportation
-
pay 6.1% more in Richmond
- Housing
-
pay 3.5 times more in Richmond
- Childcare
-
pay 2.2 times more in Richmond
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 82.3% more in Richmond
- Clothing
-
pay 1.8% less in Richmond
The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Richmond are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Richmond.
If you lived in Richmond instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Richmond
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB94.51
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB189.02
|
$9.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB19.98
|
$2.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.47
|
$2.11
|
|
pay 75.9% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Richmond
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB49.39
|
$2.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB380.89
|
$4.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB237.45
|
$3.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB73.72
|
$3.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB42.65
|
$6.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB47.74
|
$2.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.57
|
$0.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB33.59
|
$1.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.11
|
$1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.12
|
$1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.19
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Richmond
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB144.87
|
$3.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,275.87
|
$60.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,795,671.96
|
$28,351.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB335.51
|
$14.93
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Richmond
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB498.36
|
$71.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB18,535.97
|
$1,561.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB9,794.57
|
$1,421.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,184.55
|
$125.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Richmond
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB20,525.76
|
$1,329.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB427,993.32
|
$30,776.00
|
|
pay 82.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Richmond
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB75.61
|
$5.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB83.83
|
$4.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB136.33
|
$8.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,770.78
|
$50.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB236.27
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Richmond
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,793.18
|
$44.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,130.35
|
$39.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,150.27
|
$80.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB2,988.85
|
$107.33
|
|
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