Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 2.9 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 37.9% more for restaurants
Chennai
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
₹150.79
|
$2.77
THB92.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
₹365.29
|
$5.55
THB184.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₹39.76
|
$0.58
THB19.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.88
|
$0.31
THB10.44
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Chennai
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.44
|
$1.62
THB53.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
₹325.67
|
$9.67
THB321.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.43
₹203.70
|
$6.60
THB219.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.89
₹74.46
|
$2.22
THB73.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
₹125.95
|
$1.30
THB43.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₹103.37
|
$1.37
THB45.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
₹33.92
|
$0.70
THB23.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
₹57.79
|
$1.02
THB33.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.36
|
$0.78
THB25.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.22
|
$0.69
THB22.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.96
|
$0.61
THB20.40
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Chennai
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
₹396.90
|
$4.25
THB141.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,005.26
|
$36.06
THB1,197.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,576.23
₹1,306,837.70
|
$51,319.04
THB1,704,792.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.59
₹301.58
|
$10.52
THB349.40
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Chennai
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.23
₹774.38
|
$15.07
THB500.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.00
₹17,618.50
|
$608.65
THB20,219.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$121.87
₹10,224.55
|
$287.69
THB9,557.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.33
₹2,544.52
|
$70.06
THB2,327.27
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Chennai
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.37
₹7,246.25
|
$614.94
THB20,428.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,468.96
₹123,244.85
|
$12,311.97
THB408,997.38
|
|
pay 81.7% more for entertainment and sports
Chennai
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
₹180.95
|
$2.08
THB69.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
₹137.56
|
$2.37
THB78.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹361.89
|
$4.16
THB138.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.99
₹1,425.77
|
$57.72
THB1,917.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
₹251.31
|
$6.94
THB230.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Chennai
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.30
₹2,122.51
|
$53.87
THB1,789.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.65
₹1,984.46
|
$39.30
THB1,305.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.17
₹3,622.08
|
$101.75
THB3,380.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.38
₹2,633.10
|
$92.54
THB3,074.12
|
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