Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 31.0% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.8% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 2.0% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 20.7% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 63.9% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 7.7% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.5% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 15.2% less in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and childcare are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.97
|
$2.91
THB99.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.72
|
$5.83
THB198.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.82
|
$0.62
THB20.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.24
|
$0.29
THB9.94
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.72
|
$1.52
THB51.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.95
|
$11.74
THB399.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$7.32
THB249.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
$2.27
THB77.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.60
|
$1.31
THB44.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$1.47
THB50.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.73
THB24.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$1.04
THB35.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.58
|
$0.80
THB27.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.71
THB24.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.62
THB21.20
|
|
pay 20.7% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.48
|
$4.47
THB152.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€91.95
|
$39.32
THB1,339.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,627.72
|
$55,345.18
THB1,885,605.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.81
|
$10.34
THB352.31
|
|
pay 63.9% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.35
|
$15.36
THB523.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,236.25
|
$571.31
THB19,464.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,008.70
|
$301.88
THB10,285.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€180.05
|
$67.33
THB2,293.95
|
|
pay 7.7% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,561.15
|
$632.63
THB21,553.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,679.49
|
$13,191.37
THB449,428.77
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.32
|
$2.33
THB79.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.45
|
$2.58
THB88.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€11.05
|
$4.20
THB143.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.39
|
$54.58
THB1,859.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.37
|
$7.28
THB248.11
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€80.88
|
$55.27
THB1,882.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.68
|
$34.84
THB1,186.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€88.80
|
$97.10
THB3,308.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€113.67
|
$92.12
THB3,138.54
|
|
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