Cost of living comparison

Gabrovo, Bulgaria

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Gabrovo Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 85.7% more expensive than Gabrovo.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 33.8% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 56.0% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 61.7% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.8% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 48.5% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Bangkok are more expensive than in Gabrovo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Gabrovo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Gabrovo, you would:

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pay 46.5% less for restaurants

	Gabrovo	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 BGN11.86	$2.91 THB95.30	-57.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.22 BGN14.23	$5.83 THB190.60	-29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 BGN1.96	$0.62 THB20.14	-45.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 BGN1.09	$0.29 THB9.54	-53.7%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 33.8% more for groceries

	Gabrovo	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 BGN1.42	$1.52 THB49.80	+85.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.74 BGN6.48	$11.74 THB384.07	+213.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.57 BGN11.37	$7.32 THB239.43	+11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 BGN5.12	$2.27 THB74.34	-23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.50 BGN6.06	$1.31 THB43.01	-62.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BGN1.39	$1.47 THB48.14	+83.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 BGN1.48	$0.73 THB23.77	-15.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 BGN1.40	$1.04 THB33.87	+27.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 BGN1.79	$0.80 THB26.32	-22.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.88	$0.71 THB23.31	+40.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.81	$0.62 THB20.36	+32.6%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 56.0% more for transportation

	Gabrovo	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.51 BGN9.53	$4.47 THB146.08	-18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.08 BGN31.31	$39.32 THB1,286.53	+117.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,952.87 BGN51,860.40	$55,345.18 THB1,810,671.72	+84.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 BGN12.71	$10.34 THB338.31	+40.8%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 61.7% more for housing

	Gabrovo	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.79 BGN22.14	$15.36 THB502.52	+20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$228.34 BGN395.34	$571.31 THB18,690.80	+150.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$157.09 BGN271.99	$301.88 THB9,876.39	+92.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.82 BGN138.19	$67.33 THB2,202.79	-15.6%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Gabrovo	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$82.20 BGN142.32	$632.63 THB20,697.22	+669.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,747.31 BGN11,682.30	$13,191.37 THB431,568.47	+95.5%
Average			+382.6%

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pay 63.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Gabrovo	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.92 BGN3.32	$2.33 THB76.24	+21.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.46 BGN2.53	$2.58 THB84.53	+76.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 BGN5.69	$4.20 THB137.47	+27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.01 BGN36.37	$54.58 THB1,785.58	+159.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.48 BGN9.49	$7.28 THB238.25	+32.9%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 48.5% more for clothing

	Gabrovo	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.55 BGN35.58	$55.27 THB1,808.16	+168.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.57 BGN58.12	$34.84 THB1,139.79	+3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.98 BGN128.09	$97.10 THB3,176.59	+31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.16 BGN176.88	$92.12 THB3,013.82	-9.8%
Average			+48.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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