Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 32.8% cheaper than Detroit.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Detroit, you would:
pay 70.5% less for restaurants
Detroit
|
Bangkok
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$2.77
THB92.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.93
|
$5.55
THB184.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
|
$0.58
THB19.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$0.31
THB10.44
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
Detroit
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$1.62
THB53.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.77
|
$9.67
THB321.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
|
$6.60
THB219.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
|
$2.22
THB73.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.14
|
$1.30
THB43.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.37
THB45.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$0.70
THB23.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$1.02
THB33.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$0.78
THB25.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$0.69
THB22.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.61
THB20.40
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
Detroit
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
|
$4.25
THB141.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.00
|
$36.06
THB1,197.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$51,319.04
THB1,704,792.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
|
$10.52
THB349.40
|
|
pay 66.6% less for housing
Detroit
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.00
|
$15.07
THB500.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,414.29
|
$608.65
THB20,219.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,026.33
|
$287.69
THB9,557.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.21
|
$70.06
THB2,327.27
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
Detroit
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,294.79
|
$614.94
THB20,428.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,800.00
|
$12,311.97
THB408,997.38
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
Detroit
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$2.08
THB69.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$2.37
THB78.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$4.16
THB138.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$57.72
THB1,917.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
|
$6.94
THB230.38
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
Detroit
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$53.87
THB1,789.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.75
|
$39.30
THB1,305.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.50
|
$101.75
THB3,380.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$92.54
THB3,074.12
|
|
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