Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 2.7 times more expensive than Kochi.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Kochi, you would:
pay 58.2% more for restaurants
Kochi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.44
₹120.59
|
$2.77
THB92.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
₹371.82
|
$5.55
THB184.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹38.52
|
$0.58
THB19.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.00
|
$0.31
THB10.44
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Kochi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₹48.66
|
$1.62
THB53.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₹269.65
|
$9.67
THB321.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹214.65
|
$6.60
THB219.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.98
₹81.98
|
$2.22
THB73.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
₹113.50
|
$1.30
THB43.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
₹72.55
|
$1.37
THB45.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.98
|
$0.70
THB23.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹37.32
|
$1.02
THB33.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹26.84
|
$0.78
THB25.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹18.99
|
$0.69
THB22.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹18.02
|
$0.61
THB20.40
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Kochi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
₹403.67
|
$4.25
THB141.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.62
₹1,310.75
|
$36.06
THB1,197.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,977.53
₹1,004,908.21
|
$51,319.04
THB1,704,792.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.83
₹321.57
|
$10.52
THB349.40
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Kochi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.31
₹613.47
|
$15.07
THB500.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.93
₹17,865.03
|
$608.65
THB20,219.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$106.17
₹8,907.73
|
$287.69
THB9,557.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.00
₹1,761.88
|
$70.06
THB2,327.27
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Kochi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.82
₹8,123.01
|
$614.94
THB20,428.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,545.22
₹213,542.99
|
$12,311.97
THB408,997.38
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Kochi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.74
|
$2.08
THB69.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
₹112.21
|
$2.37
THB78.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
₹381.87
|
$4.16
THB138.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.61
₹1,477.81
|
$57.72
THB1,917.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.34
₹195.96
|
$6.94
THB230.38
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Kochi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.87
₹2,086.66
|
$53.87
THB1,789.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.89
₹1,836.24
|
$39.30
THB1,305.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.08
₹3,278.51
|
$101.75
THB3,380.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.56
₹2,732.09
|
$92.54
THB3,074.12
|
|
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