Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 3.5 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of India, you would:
pay 50.4% more for restaurants
|
India
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹202.66
|
$2.91
THB100.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹329.54
|
$5.83
THB200.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.45
|
$0.62
THB21.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.03
|
$0.29
THB10.06
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
$1.52
THB52.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹214.35
|
$11.74
THB404.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹216.13
|
$7.32
THB252.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.31
|
$2.27
THB78.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹115.34
|
$1.31
THB45.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹74.60
|
$1.47
THB50.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.39
|
$0.73
THB25.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.20
|
$1.04
THB35.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.37
|
$0.80
THB27.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.81
|
$0.71
THB24.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.84
|
$0.62
THB21.45
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹389.81
|
$4.47
THB153.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹854.83
|
$39.32
THB1,355.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,142,076.39
|
$55,345.18
THB1,907,534.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹248.14
|
$10.34
THB356.41
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
India
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹623.59
|
$15.36
THB529.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,657.00
|
$571.31
THB19,690.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,627.50
|
$301.88
THB10,404.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,530.51
|
$67.33
THB2,320.63
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,705.64
|
$632.63
THB21,804.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,191.62
|
$13,191.37
THB454,655.54
|
|
pay 96.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.03
|
$2.33
THB80.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹133.96
|
$2.58
THB89.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹303.16
|
$4.20
THB144.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,294.49
|
$54.58
THB1,881.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹283.07
|
$7.28
THB250.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
India
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,028.47
|
$55.27
THB1,904.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,141.57
|
$34.84
THB1,200.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,514.08
|
$97.10
THB3,346.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,627.43
|
$92.12
THB3,175.04
|
|
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