Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 35.7% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.0% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 3.2% more in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 31.5% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 74.5% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 7.4% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.2% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 19.4% less in Bangkok
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and childcare are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 73.0% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.85
|
$2.91
THB97.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
$5.83
THB194.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.17
|
$0.62
THB20.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.71
|
$0.29
THB9.73
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.62
|
$1.52
THB50.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.17
|
$11.74
THB391.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.68
|
$7.32
THB244.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.71
|
$2.27
THB75.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.08
|
$1.31
THB43.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.98
|
$1.47
THB49.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.73
THB24.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.12
|
$1.04
THB34.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.64
|
$0.80
THB26.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.71
THB23.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.63
|
$0.62
THB20.76
|
|
pay 31.5% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.33
|
$4.47
THB148.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€108.38
|
$39.32
THB1,311.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€34,563.39
|
$55,345.18
THB1,846,145.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€23.28
|
$10.34
THB344.94
|
|
pay 74.5% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€49.08
|
$15.36
THB512.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,880.23
|
$571.31
THB19,056.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,606.61
|
$301.88
THB10,069.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€188.74
|
$67.33
THB2,245.95
|
|
pay 7.4% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,150.13
|
$632.63
THB21,102.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,481.81
|
$13,191.37
THB440,023.45
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.60
|
$2.33
THB77.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.81
|
$2.58
THB86.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€15.55
|
$4.20
THB140.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€49.47
|
$54.58
THB1,820.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.25
|
$7.28
THB242.91
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€84.47
|
$55.27
THB1,843.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€36.14
|
$34.84
THB1,162.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€85.93
|
$97.10
THB3,238.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€100.48
|
$92.12
THB3,072.86
|
|
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