Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 18.2% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€13.10
|
$2.91
THB99.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.78
|
$0.62
THB21.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.31
|
$0.29
THB9.95
|
|
pay 9.6% more for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.35
|
$11.74
THB400.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$7.32
THB249.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.85
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.17
|
$1.31
THB44.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$1.47
THB50.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.73
THB24.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$1.04
THB35.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$0.80
THB27.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.71
THB24.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.90
|
$0.62
THB21.23
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.91
|
$4.47
THB152.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.45
|
$10.34
THB352.81
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€38.25
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,451.78
|
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,026.48
|
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€101.80
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€552.64
|
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,622.97
|
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
|
pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.08
|
$2.33
THB79.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.50
|
$2.58
THB88.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.66
|
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€83.01
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€36.08
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€79.09
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€103.94
|
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
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