Cost of living comparison
Townsville is 2.3 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Townsville instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB101.81
|
$19.94
A$29.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB203.61
|
$9.97
A$14.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB21.24
|
$2.44
A$3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB11.54
|
$2.24
A$3.36
|
|
pay 55.9% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB59.36
|
$2.05
A$3.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB354.87
|
$2.99
A$4.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.11
|
$6.72
A$10.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB81.49
|
$3.74
A$5.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB47.84
|
$3.47
A$5.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB50.25
|
$1.50
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB25.79
|
$1.08
A$1.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB37.45
|
$1.36
A$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB28.44
|
$2.17
A$3.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB25.40
|
$1.28
A$1.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.54
|
$0.98
A$1.47
|
|
pay 14.6% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.89
|
$4.34
A$6.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,323.49
|
$74.26
A$111.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,883,429.53
|
$23,260.59
A$34,810.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB386.01
|
$11.03
A$16.51
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB552.92
|
$39.88
A$59.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB22,337.65
|
$908.27
A$1,359.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB10,558.46
|
$841.81
A$1,259.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,571.13
|
$118.58
A$177.47
|
|
pay 92.4% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB22,568.64
|
$1,182.97
A$1,770.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB451,854.18
|
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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB76.36
|
$6.31
A$9.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB86.89
|
$3.19
A$4.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB152.71
|
$33.23
A$49.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB2,118.21
|
$41.87
A$62.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB254.52
|
$13.29
A$19.89
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Townsville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,977.13
|
$63.58
A$95.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,442.30
|
$53.17
A$79.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,734.21
|
$72.88
A$109.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,396.24
|
$121.84
A$182.34
|
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