Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 48.5% more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 63.5% more for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.09
KMF494
|
$2.77
THB93.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.55
THB187.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.58
THB19.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
KMF198
|
$0.31
THB10.64
|
|
pay 64.3% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KMF175
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.67
THB327.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.62
KMF8,452
|
$6.60
THB223.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
KMF1,999
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.09
KMF493
|
$1.30
THB44.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
KMF1,008
|
$1.37
THB46.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
KMF99
|
$0.70
THB23.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
KMF112
|
$1.02
THB34.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
KMF451
|
$0.78
THB26.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KMF453
|
$0.69
THB23.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
KMF394
|
$0.61
THB20.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.25
THB143.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.52
THB355.82
|
pay 47.4% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.68
KMF32,533
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.24
KMF37,777
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.08
THB70.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.37
THB80.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
KMF741
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.44
KMF15,175
|
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.94
THB234.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
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