Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 6.5% more expensive than Japan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.4% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
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pay 13.2% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
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pay 16.4% more in Bangkok
- Housing
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pay 21.0% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
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pay 69.2% more in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.0% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
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pay 39.6% more in Bangkok
The cost of childcare, clothing, and transportation in Bangkok are more expensive than in Japan. Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Japan, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥957
|
$2.91
THB97.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥734
|
$5.83
THB195.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥144
|
$0.62
THB20.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥109
|
$0.29
THB9.78
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥226
|
$1.52
THB51.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥850
|
$11.74
THB393.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥811
|
$7.32
THB245.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥300
|
$2.27
THB76.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥405
|
$1.31
THB44.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥323
|
$1.47
THB49.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥152
|
$0.73
THB24.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥244
|
$1.04
THB34.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥303
|
$0.80
THB26.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥188
|
$0.71
THB23.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥161
|
$0.62
THB20.86
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥628
|
$4.47
THB149.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,593
|
$39.32
THB1,317.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,276,241
|
$55,345.18
THB1,854,601.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,779
|
$10.34
THB346.52
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,621
|
$15.36
THB514.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥74,374
|
$571.31
THB19,144.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥48,368
|
$301.88
THB10,116.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥16,801
|
$67.33
THB2,256.24
|
|
pay 69.2% more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥42,822
|
$632.63
THB21,199.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,649,151
|
$13,191.37
THB442,039.11
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥402
|
$2.33
THB78.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥413
|
$2.58
THB86.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥592
|
$4.20
THB140.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,579
|
$54.58
THB1,828.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,780
|
$7.28
THB244.03
|
|
pay 39.6% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,026
|
$55.27
THB1,852.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥3,986
|
$34.84
THB1,167.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,038
|
$97.10
THB3,253.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,138
|
$92.12
THB3,086.94
|
|
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