Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 43.0% cheaper than Cambridge.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.5% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 19.4% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 24.2% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 69.3% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 43.8% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 48.3% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
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pay 22.6% less in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and clothing are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Cambridge, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
|
Cambridge
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.37
£14.28
|
$2.91
THB94.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.62
|
$5.83
THB188.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
£2.14
|
$0.62
THB19.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.58
|
$0.29
THB9.45
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
|
Cambridge
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
£1.57
|
$1.52
THB49.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.09
£4.49
|
$11.74
THB380.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
£5.40
|
$7.32
THB237.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.53
£3.34
|
$2.27
THB73.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
£3.53
|
$1.31
THB42.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.05
|
$1.47
THB47.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.67
|
$0.73
THB23.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.15
|
$1.04
THB33.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.19
|
$0.80
THB26.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
£0.71
|
$0.71
THB23.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
£0.66
|
$0.62
THB20.16
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
|
Cambridge
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
£5.31
|
$4.47
THB144.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$76.20
£56.17
|
$39.32
THB1,273.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,930.43
|
$55,345.18
THB1,792,330.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.12
£19.99
|
$10.34
THB334.88
|
|
pay 69.3% less for housing
|
Cambridge
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.51
£26.91
|
$15.36
THB497.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,765.10
£1,301.22
|
$571.31
THB18,501.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,425.36
£1,050.76
|
$301.88
THB9,776.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$247.58
£182.52
|
$67.33
THB2,180.48
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
|
Cambridge
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,131.68
£1,571.46
|
$632.63
THB20,487.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,928.96
£11,742.69
|
$13,191.37
THB427,196.85
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cambridge
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.10
£5.24
|
$2.33
THB75.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.70
£3.46
|
$2.58
THB83.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.08
£13.33
|
$4.20
THB136.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.29
£40.02
|
$54.58
THB1,767.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.50
£11.43
|
$7.28
THB235.83
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
|
Cambridge
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.17
£74.58
|
$55.27
THB1,789.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.82
£36.72
|
$34.84
THB1,128.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
£67.33
|
$97.10
THB3,144.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.05
£86.28
|
$92.12
THB2,983.29
|
|
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