Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 54.2% cheaper than New York City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.6% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 43.4% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 12.1% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 75.9% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
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pay 79.1% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 66.5% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
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pay 24.7% less in Bangkok
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of New York City, you would:
pay 77.6% less for restaurants
|
New York City
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$2.91
THB97.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.83
THB195.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
|
$0.62
THB20.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
|
$0.29
THB9.78
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
|
New York City
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.82
|
$1.52
THB51.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.52
|
$11.74
THB393.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$7.32
THB245.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
|
$2.27
THB76.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.82
|
$1.31
THB44.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.25
|
$1.47
THB49.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.73
THB24.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.04
THB34.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$0.80
THB26.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
|
$0.71
THB23.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.62
THB20.86
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
|
New York City
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
|
$4.47
THB149.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$132.50
|
$39.32
THB1,317.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$55,345.18
THB1,854,601.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.40
|
$10.34
THB346.52
|
|
pay 75.9% less for housing
|
New York City
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.20
|
$15.36
THB514.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$4,097.13
|
$571.31
THB19,144.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,883.17
|
$301.88
THB10,116.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.26
|
$67.33
THB2,256.24
|
|
pay 79.1% less for childcare
|
New York City
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,253.56
|
$632.63
THB21,199.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$59,000.00
|
$13,191.37
THB442,039.11
|
|
pay 66.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
New York City
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$2.33
THB78.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.95
|
$2.58
THB86.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.00
|
$4.20
THB140.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$148.06
|
$54.58
THB1,828.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.00
|
$7.28
THB244.03
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
|
New York City
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.92
|
$55.27
THB1,852.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.62
|
$34.84
THB1,167.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
|
$97.10
THB3,253.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$168.36
|
$92.12
THB3,086.94
|
|
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