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Bangkok vs. Christchurch Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 24.1% cheaper than Christchurch.

Restaurants: pay 71.9% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 15.3% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 57.6% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 14.8% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.3% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Bangkok

The cost of childcare and transportation in Bangkok are more expensive than in Christchurch. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Christchurch Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Christchurch, you would:

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pay 71.9% less for restaurants

	Christchurch	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.32 NZ$31.14	$2.91 THB101.05	-83.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.75 NZ$19.33	$5.83 THB202.10	-45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.41 NZ$4.34	$0.62 THB21.36	-74.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 NZ$3.30	$0.29 THB10.12	-84.1%
Average			-71.9%

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pay 15.3% less for groceries

	Christchurch	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 NZ$3.59	$1.52 THB52.80	-23.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.24 NZ$7.63	$11.74 THB407.25	+176.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.24 NZ$13.03	$7.32 THB253.88	+1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.43 NZ$11.55	$2.27 THB78.82	-64.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.09 NZ$7.36	$1.31 THB45.61	-67.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 NZ$2.41	$1.47 THB51.04	+9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NZ$2.03	$0.73 THB25.20	-35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.42 NZ$2.56	$1.04 THB35.91	-27.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.52 NZ$4.53	$0.80 THB27.91	-68.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 NZ$1.74	$0.71 THB24.72	-26.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.96	$0.62 THB21.59	-42.8%
Average			-15.3%

Christchurch vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	Christchurch	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.28 NZ$11.30	$4.47 THB154.90	-28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.68 NZ$74.94	$39.32 THB1,364.16	-5.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,874.66 NZ$48,327.03	$55,345.18 THB1,919,935.11	+105.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.02 NZ$30.61	$10.34 THB358.72	-39.2%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 57.6% less for housing

	Christchurch	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.71 NZ$87.59	$15.36 THB532.84	-68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,329.40 NZ$2,390.58	$571.31 THB19,818.69	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,214.34 NZ$2,183.67	$301.88 THB10,472.37	-75.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.92 NZ$172.49	$67.33 THB2,335.72	-29.8%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 14.8% more for childcare

	Christchurch	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$634.54 NZ$1,141.05	$632.63 THB21,946.18	-0.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,158.62 NZ$18,267.62	$13,191.37 THB457,611.09	+29.9%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Christchurch	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.57 NZ$11.81	$2.33 THB80.84	-64.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 NZ$6.01	$2.58 THB89.63	-22.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.59 NZ$42.42	$4.20 THB145.76	-82.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.62 NZ$67.66	$54.58 THB1,893.33	+45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 NZ$19.33	$7.28 THB252.62	-32.3%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Christchurch	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.03 NZ$142.12	$55.27 THB1,917.27	-30.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.35 NZ$68.97	$34.84 THB1,208.57	-9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.40 NZ$153.57	$97.10 THB3,368.27	+13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.00 NZ$258.94	$92.12 THB3,195.68	-36.0%
Average			-15.4%

Christchurch vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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