Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 31.7% cheaper than New Haven.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.5% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 25.0% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 8.6% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 68.0% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
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pay 54.8% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 22.7% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
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pay 27.4% more in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of New Haven, you would:
pay 70.5% less for restaurants
|
New Haven
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$2.91
THB97.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$5.83
THB195.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$0.62
THB20.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
|
$0.29
THB9.77
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
|
New Haven
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.99
|
$1.52
THB50.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
|
$11.74
THB392.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$7.32
THB244.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
|
$2.27
THB76.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
|
$1.31
THB44.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$1.47
THB49.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.73
THB24.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$1.04
THB34.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.75
|
$0.80
THB26.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.71
THB23.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$0.62
THB20.83
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
|
New Haven
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
|
$4.47
THB149.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.00
|
$39.32
THB1,316.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,408.81
|
$55,345.18
THB1,852,569.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
|
$10.34
THB346.14
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
|
New Haven
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.80
|
$15.36
THB514.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,908.33
|
$571.31
THB19,123.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.00
|
$301.88
THB10,104.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.66
|
$67.33
THB2,253.76
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
|
New Haven
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.00
|
$632.63
THB21,176.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,191.37
THB441,554.60
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Haven
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.33
THB78.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
|
$2.58
THB86.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$4.20
THB140.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.00
|
$54.58
THB1,826.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.75
|
$7.28
THB243.76
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
New Haven
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.17
|
$55.27
THB1,850.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.67
|
$34.84
THB1,166.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
|
$97.10
THB3,250.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.00
|
$92.12
THB3,083.55
|
|
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