Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 25.4% cheaper than Genk.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Genk, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
Genk
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.64
|
$2.77
THB92.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
$5.55
THB184.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€1.95
|
$0.58
THB19.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€1.95
|
$0.31
THB10.44
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
Genk
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
€1.89
|
$1.62
THB53.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
€4.03
|
$9.67
THB321.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.38
€3.05
|
$6.60
THB219.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
€2.63
|
$2.22
THB73.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.93
€3.54
|
$1.30
THB43.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.66
|
$1.37
THB45.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$0.70
THB23.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.28
|
$1.02
THB33.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.11
|
$0.78
THB25.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.99
|
$0.69
THB22.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.61
THB20.40
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
Genk
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.46
|
$4.25
THB141.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€48.80
|
$36.06
THB1,197.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,659.74
€19,518.24
|
$51,319.04
THB1,704,792.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.61
€21.27
|
$10.52
THB349.40
|
|
pay 51.6% less for housing
Genk
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.16
€45.20
|
$15.07
THB500.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$785.17
€707.54
|
$608.65
THB20,219.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$676.87
€609.95
|
$287.69
THB9,557.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.49
€145.53
|
$70.06
THB2,327.27
|
|
pay 13.8% less for childcare
Genk
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$606.47
€546.51
|
$614.94
THB20,428.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,327.79
€15,614.60
|
$12,311.97
THB408,997.38
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
Genk
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.90
|
$2.08
THB69.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.25
€2.93
|
$2.37
THB78.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.05
|
$4.16
THB138.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.15
€48.80
|
$57.72
THB1,917.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.54
€12.20
|
$6.94
THB230.38
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Genk
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.63
€89.78
|
$53.87
THB1,789.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.73
€43.91
|
$39.30
THB1,305.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.22
€73.19
|
$101.75
THB3,380.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.05
€82.95
|
$92.54
THB3,074.12
|
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