Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 34.2% cheaper than Houston.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Houston, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
|
Houston
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$2.91
THB99.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$0.62
THB21.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.29
THB9.95
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
|
Houston
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.39
|
$11.74
THB400.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.43
|
$7.32
THB249.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
|
$1.31
THB44.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.47
THB50.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$0.73
THB24.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$1.04
THB35.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.80
THB27.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.71
THB24.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.62
THB21.23
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
|
Houston
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.88
|
$4.47
THB152.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,278.39
|
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.79
|
$10.34
THB352.81
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
|
Houston
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.71
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,582.84
|
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,189.12
|
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.41
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
|
pay 49.6% less for childcare
|
Houston
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,457.58
|
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,000.00
|
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Houston
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$2.33
THB79.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
|
$2.58
THB88.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.97
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
|
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
|
Houston
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.14
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.00
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.28
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.12
|
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
|
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