Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 3.0 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 44.8% more for restaurants
|
Chennai
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
₹151.01
|
$2.91
THB99.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
₹378.37
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.89
|
$0.62
THB21.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
₹17.39
|
$0.29
THB9.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Chennai
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₹45.87
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₹319.82
|
$11.74
THB400.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.45
₹207.87
|
$7.32
THB249.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹78.83
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹137.15
|
$1.31
THB44.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
₹107.70
|
$1.47
THB50.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
₹34.64
|
$0.73
THB24.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₹53.19
|
$1.04
THB35.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₹21.86
|
$0.80
THB27.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.44
|
$0.71
THB24.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.31
|
$0.62
THB21.23
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Chennai
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
₹393.03
|
$4.47
THB152.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,006.73
|
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,776.60
₹1,510,100.66
|
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.56
₹302.02
|
$10.34
THB352.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Chennai
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.05
₹853.81
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$195.87
₹16,639.21
|
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.42
₹9,889.68
|
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
₹2,693.43
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
|
Chennai
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.21
₹7,153.62
|
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,425.36
₹121,082.62
|
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
|
pay 76.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chennai
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
₹171.14
|
$2.33
THB79.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₹155.82
|
$2.58
THB88.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
₹357.39
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.49
₹1,655.59
|
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
₹251.68
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Chennai
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.09
₹2,216.48
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.99
₹2,122.53
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
₹4,038.55
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.84
₹3,044.61
|
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
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