Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.5 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT160.92
|
$2.33
THB79.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT525.64
|
$6.02
THB205.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.23
|
$0.70
THB24.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.50
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.20
|
$1.40
THB47.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT453.24
|
$8.16
THB278.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT310.70
|
$6.68
THB228.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT132.81
|
$2.05
THB69.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.37
|
$1.29
THB44.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.30
|
$1.23
THB42.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.85
|
$0.52
THB17.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.43
|
$0.82
THB27.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.42
|
$0.66
THB22.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.36
|
$0.69
THB23.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.82
|
$0.54
THB18.28
|
|
pay 79.4% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT439.23
|
$4.47
THB152.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,468.00
|
$25.43
THB868.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,076,589.44
|
$31,362.48
THB1,070,708.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT430.45
|
$9.67
THB329.99
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,850.12
|
$17.13
THB584.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,021.34
|
$389.22
THB13,287.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,680.61
|
$225.23
THB7,689.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,469.11
|
$55.17
THB1,883.63
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,605.58
|
$341.66
THB11,664.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,784.76
|
$10,344.18
THB353,148.22
|
|
pay 82.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT453.85
|
$2.20
THB75.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT163.90
|
$1.90
THB64.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT308.99
|
$3.85
THB131.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,393.84
|
$48.79
THB1,665.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT438.20
|
$5.42
THB185.07
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,069.89
|
$38.62
THB1,318.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,013.06
|
$29.36
THB1,002.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,401.89
|
$82.78
THB2,826.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,946.97
|
$65.55
THB2,238.02
|
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