Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 14.8% cheaper than Dresden.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.5% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 2.9% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 8.4% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 53.6% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 66.0% more in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 21.6% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 9.9% less in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Dresden, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
|
Dresden
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€11.52
|
$2.91
THB97.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
$5.83
THB194.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€2.96
|
$0.62
THB20.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.86
€2.56
|
$0.29
THB9.72
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
|
Dresden
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.80
|
$1.52
THB50.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.79
€6.08
|
$11.74
THB391.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€3.89
|
$7.32
THB243.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
€3.04
|
$2.27
THB75.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
€5.25
|
$1.31
THB43.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.16
|
$1.47
THB49.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.64
|
$0.73
THB24.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.86
|
$1.04
THB34.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.70
|
$0.80
THB26.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$0.71
THB23.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.64
|
$0.62
THB20.74
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
|
Dresden
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.52
|
$4.47
THB148.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€48.01
|
$39.32
THB1,310.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,130.52
€26,097.77
|
$55,345.18
THB1,844,409.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.86
€22.28
|
$10.34
THB344.61
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
|
Dresden
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.79
€43.71
|
$15.36
THB511.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$825.93
€739.94
|
$571.31
THB19,039.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.41
€477.88
|
$301.88
THB10,060.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.93
€213.16
|
$67.33
THB2,243.84
|
|
pay 66.0% more for childcare
|
Dresden
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$285.80
€256.05
|
$632.63
THB21,082.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,923.36
€10,682.04
|
$13,191.37
THB439,609.81
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dresden
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.32
|
$2.33
THB77.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.24
|
$2.58
THB86.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.79
€7.87
|
$4.20
THB140.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.51
€29.13
|
$54.58
THB1,818.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.52
|
$7.28
THB242.69
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
|
Dresden
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.52
€56.01
|
$55.27
THB1,841.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
€33.61
|
$34.84
THB1,161.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.03
€89.62
|
$97.10
THB3,235.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.54
€100.82
|
$92.12
THB3,069.97
|
|
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