Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Funafuti, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Funafuti
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.77
THB93.84
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.55
THB187.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.58
THB19.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.31
THB10.64
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Funafuti
|
Bangkok
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.62
THB54.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.67
THB327.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.60
THB223.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.22
THB75.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
THB44.10
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.37
THB46.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
THB23.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
THB34.52
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
THB26.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
THB23.42
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
THB20.77
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Funafuti
|
Bangkok
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.25
THB143.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.52
THB355.82
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Funafuti
|
Bangkok
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$15.07
THB509.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Funafuti
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Funafuti
|
Bangkok
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.08
THB70.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.37
THB80.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.16
THB140.77
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.94
THB234.61
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Funafuti
|
Bangkok
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.54
THB3,130.60
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