Cost of living comparison
Tel Aviv-Yafo is 2.4 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Tel Aviv-Yafo instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.70
|
$21.33
₪79.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB199.40
|
$16.00
₪59.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.08
|
$2.93
₪10.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.99
|
$2.43
₪9.12
|
|
pay 45.4% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.10
|
$2.76
₪10.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB401.82
|
$7.32
₪27.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB250.50
|
$7.21
₪27.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.77
|
$3.96
₪14.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.00
|
$5.35
₪20.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.36
|
$1.65
₪6.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.86
|
$1.00
₪3.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.43
|
$0.88
₪3.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.54
|
$1.04
₪3.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.39
|
$0.71
₪2.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.30
|
$0.71
₪2.65
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.83
|
$7.55
₪28.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,345.98
|
$65.33
₪244.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,894,336.86
|
$42,663.03
₪159,978.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB353.94
|
$7.73
₪29.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB525.74
|
$28.32
₪106.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,554.45
|
$1,678.49
₪6,294.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,332.75
|
$1,216.56
₪4,561.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,304.58
|
$184.51
₪691.86
|
|
pay 90.2% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,653.57
|
$1,153.23
₪4,324.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB451,509.82
|
$26,131.10
₪97,986.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.76
|
$8.27
₪31.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.43
|
$4.00
₪15.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.82
|
$10.67
₪39.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,868.08
|
$72.64
₪272.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB249.25
|
$12.40
₪46.49
|
|
pay 63.2% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,891.70
|
$105.84
₪396.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,192.46
|
$61.66
₪231.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,323.36
|
$126.93
₪475.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,153.07
|
$141.58
₪530.88
|
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