Cost of living comparison

Hamilton, New Zealand

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Hamilton Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 23.7% cheaper than Hamilton.

Restaurants: pay 68.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 4.4% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 9.5% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 44.5% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 25.4% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.7% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 11.0% less in Bangkok

The cost of transportation and groceries in Bangkok are more expensive than in Hamilton. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing are lower in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Hamilton Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.0% less for restaurants

	Hamilton	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.14 NZ$22.55	$2.91 THB97.50	-77.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.36 NZ$14.35	$5.83 THB195.01	-30.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.37 NZ$4.07	$0.62 THB20.61	-74.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.85 NZ$4.89	$0.29 THB9.77	-89.8%
Average			-68.0%

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pay 4.4% more for groceries

	Hamilton	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.61 NZ$2.76	$1.52 THB50.95	-5.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 NZ$4.60	$11.74 THB392.96	+337.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 NZ$11.30	$7.32 THB244.97	+11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.29 NZ$9.08	$2.27 THB76.06	-57.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.66 NZ$6.28	$1.31 THB44.01	-64.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.25 NZ$2.15	$1.47 THB49.25	+17.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 NZ$2.24	$0.73 THB24.32	-44.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.32	$1.04 THB34.65	-23.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.98 NZ$5.11	$0.80 THB26.93	-73.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.71 THB23.85	-20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 NZ$1.51	$0.62 THB20.83	-29.5%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 9.5% more for transportation

	Hamilton	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.21 NZ$10.65	$4.47 THB149.46	-28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.74 NZ$80.21	$39.32 THB1,316.30	-15.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,285.40 NZ$39,961.23	$55,345.18 THB1,852,569.13	+137.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.29 NZ$39.97	$10.34 THB346.14	-55.6%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 44.5% less for housing

	Hamilton	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.87 NZ$85.58	$15.36 THB514.15	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$962.41 NZ$1,651.64	$571.31 THB19,123.29	-40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$857.20 NZ$1,471.09	$301.88 THB10,104.92	-64.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.78 NZ$119.76	$67.33 THB2,253.76	-3.5%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 25.4% less for childcare

	Hamilton	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$836.10 NZ$1,434.87	$632.63 THB21,176.14	-24.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,916.44 NZ$30,747.29	$13,191.37 THB441,554.60	-26.4%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hamilton	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.97 NZ$10.25	$2.33 THB78.00	-61.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 NZ$5.89	$2.58 THB86.48	-24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.89 NZ$41.00	$4.20 THB140.65	-82.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.96 NZ$58.27	$54.58 THB1,826.89	+60.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 NZ$23.06	$7.28 THB243.76	-45.8%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 11.0% less for clothing

	Hamilton	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.69 NZ$112.74	$55.27 THB1,850.00	-15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13 NZ$79.17	$34.84 THB1,166.16	-24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 NZ$157.84	$97.10 THB3,250.09	+5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.53 NZ$174.23	$92.12 THB3,083.55	-9.3%
Average			-11.0%

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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: April 2025

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