Cost of living comparison
Telford is 85.8% more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0 times more in Telford
- Groceries
-
pay 12.3% more in Telford
- Transportation
-
pay 71.7% more in Telford
- Housing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Telford
- Childcare
-
pay 60.9% more in Telford
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3 times more in Telford
- Clothing
-
pay 6.7% less in Telford
The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and groceries in Telford are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Telford.
If you lived in Telford instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Telford
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB100.50
|
$12.92
£10.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB201.00
|
$9.04
£7.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.24
|
$1.52
£1.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.07
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Telford
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.52
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB405.04
|
$3.55
£2.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB252.51
|
$5.32
£4.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB78.39
|
$3.23
£2.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.36
|
$4.02
£3.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.76
|
$1.07
£0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.06
|
$0.65
£0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.72
|
$1.11
£0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.76
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.58
|
$0.72
£0.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.47
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 71.7% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Telford
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB154.06
|
$6.96
£5.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,356.78
|
$128.48
£103.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,909,538.80
|
$32,288.44
£25,990.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB356.78
|
$15.09
£12.14
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Telford
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB529.96
|
$35.09
£28.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,711.37
|
$807.21
£649.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,415.67
|
$645.77
£519.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,323.07
|
$236.05
£190.01
|
|
pay 60.9% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Telford
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,827.34
|
$1,506.79
£1,212.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB455,133.16
|
$11,029.73
£8,878.48
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Telford
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB80.40
|
$5.81
£4.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.14
|
$3.87
£3.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB144.97
|
$19.36
£15.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,883.07
|
$41.97
£33.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB251.26
|
$14.53
£11.70
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Telford
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,906.89
|
$46.50
£37.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,202.03
|
$35.52
£28.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,350.03
|
$79.64
£64.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,178.38
|
$96.87
£77.97
|
|
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