Cost of living comparison
Rome is 66.2% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Rome instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB101.36
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.43
|
$2.23
€2.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.15
|
$1.12
€1.07
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.97
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB408.51
|
$7.00
€6.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB254.67
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB79.07
|
$3.76
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.75
|
$4.89
€4.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB51.20
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.28
|
$0.92
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB36.02
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB28.00
|
$1.09
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.79
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.66
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.38
|
$7.15
€6.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,368.40
|
$37.51
€35.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,925,889.48
|
$26,794.08
€25,410.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB359.84
|
$17.15
€16.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB534.50
|
$29.46
€27.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,880.15
|
$1,180.31
€1,119.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,504.85
|
$763.10
€723.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,342.96
|
$167.26
€158.63
|
|
pay 20.1% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB22,014.24
|
$508.83
€482.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB459,030.30
|
$10,490.67
€9,948.95
|
|
pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB81.09
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.91
|
$1.53
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB146.22
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,899.20
|
$58.31
€55.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,923.21
|
$65.43
€62.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,212.32
|
$30.74
€29.15
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,378.72
|
$77.17
€73.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,205.59
|
$102.32
€97.04
|
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