Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 24.6% cheaper than Belgium overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.2% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 4.3% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 53.1% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 4.8% more in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.3% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 19.8% less in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Bangkok
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€18.60
|
$2.91
THB101.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.57
|
$5.83
THB202.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.71
|
$0.62
THB21.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.40
|
$0.29
THB10.12
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.22
|
$1.52
THB52.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.53
|
$11.74
THB407.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.33
|
$7.32
THB253.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.34
|
$2.27
THB78.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.66
|
$1.31
THB45.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.08
|
$1.47
THB51.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.87
|
$0.73
THB25.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.05
|
$1.04
THB35.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.13
|
$0.80
THB27.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$0.71
THB24.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.71
|
$0.62
THB21.59
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.74
|
$4.47
THB154.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€44.29
|
$39.32
THB1,364.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€26,942.67
|
$55,345.18
THB1,919,935.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€25.37
|
$10.34
THB358.72
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Belgium
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€48.13
|
$15.36
THB532.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€794.88
|
$571.31
THB19,818.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€687.59
|
$301.88
THB10,472.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€150.28
|
$67.33
THB2,335.72
|
|
pay 4.8% more for childcare
Belgium
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€543.66
|
$632.63
THB21,946.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€13,399.83
|
$13,191.37
THB457,611.09
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.23
|
$2.33
THB80.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.42
|
$2.58
THB89.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.86
|
$4.20
THB145.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€35.13
|
$54.58
THB1,893.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€12.17
|
$7.28
THB252.62
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€90.52
|
$55.27
THB1,917.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€42.23
|
$34.84
THB1,208.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€88.15
|
$97.10
THB3,368.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€122.00
|
$92.12
THB3,195.68
|
|
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