Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 32.0% cheaper than Fort Lauderdale.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.5% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
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pay 23.0% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 13.0% more in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 70.6% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
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pay 20.1% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 49.7% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
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pay 0.1% more in Bangkok
The cost of transportation and clothing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Fort Lauderdale. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Fort Lauderdale, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$2.91
THB95.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$5.83
THB190.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$0.62
THB20.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.29
THB9.53
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.28
|
$1.52
THB49.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
|
$11.74
THB383.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
|
$7.32
THB238.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.45
|
$2.27
THB74.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
|
$1.31
THB42.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$1.47
THB48.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.73
THB23.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.04
THB33.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$0.80
THB26.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.71
THB23.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.62
THB20.32
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$4.47
THB145.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.50
|
$39.32
THB1,283.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,000.00
|
$55,345.18
THB1,807,047.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.93
|
$10.34
THB337.63
|
|
pay 70.6% less for housing
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.00
|
$15.36
THB501.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,315.00
|
$571.31
THB18,653.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,977.09
|
$301.88
THB9,856.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.48
|
$67.33
THB2,198.38
|
|
pay 20.1% less for childcare
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$816.67
|
$632.63
THB20,655.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,000.00
|
$13,191.37
THB430,704.74
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$2.33
THB76.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
|
$2.58
THB84.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.20
THB137.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.67
|
$54.58
THB1,782.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$7.28
THB237.77
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$55.27
THB1,804.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$34.84
THB1,137.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.00
|
$97.10
THB3,170.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.57
|
$92.12
THB3,007.78
|
|
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