Cost of living comparison
San Francisco is 3.3 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in San Francisco instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.70
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB199.40
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.08
|
$2.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.99
|
$2.20
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.10
|
$4.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB401.82
|
$11.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB250.50
|
$5.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.77
|
$5.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.00
|
$6.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.36
|
$3.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.86
|
$1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.43
|
$2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.54
|
$3.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.39
|
$2.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.30
|
$1.86
|
|
pay 57.5% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.83
|
$5.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,345.98
|
$98.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,894,336.86
|
$36,753.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB353.94
|
$20.31
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB525.74
|
$65.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,554.45
|
$3,110.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,332.75
|
$2,750.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,304.58
|
$194.16
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,653.57
|
$2,829.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB451,509.82
|
$38,000.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.76
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.43
|
$5.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.82
|
$14.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,868.08
|
$94.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB249.25
|
$17.00
|
|
pay 22.8% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
San Francisco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,891.70
|
$61.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,192.46
|
$45.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,323.36
|
$104.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,153.07
|
$131.92
|
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