Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 23.0% cheaper than Perth.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Perth, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
Perth
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.21
|
$2.77
THB91.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
£6.87
|
$5.55
THB182.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
£1.70
|
$0.58
THB19.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
£1.27
|
$0.31
THB10.34
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
Perth
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
£0.79
|
$1.62
THB53.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
£2.51
|
$9.67
THB318.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
£3.58
|
$6.60
THB216.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
£2.68
|
$2.22
THB73.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
£2.73
|
$1.30
THB42.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.52
|
$1.37
THB45.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.61
|
$0.70
THB23.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
£0.86
|
$1.02
THB33.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.37
|
$0.78
THB25.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.48
|
$0.69
THB22.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.62
|
$0.61
THB20.20
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
Perth
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.26
£5.45
|
$4.25
THB139.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.25
£61.77
|
$36.06
THB1,186.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,791.64
£24,623.90
|
$51,319.04
THB1,687,767.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.16
£11.38
|
$10.52
THB345.91
|
|
pay 44.7% less for housing
Perth
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.84
£28.41
|
$15.07
THB495.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
£473.54
|
$608.65
THB20,017.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.49
£378.83
|
$287.69
THB9,461.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.98
£188.47
|
$70.06
THB2,304.03
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
Perth
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,072.03
£805.01
|
$614.94
THB20,224.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,918.25
£14,206.10
|
$12,311.97
THB404,912.95
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
Perth
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.41
£3.31
|
$2.08
THB68.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.97
£2.98
|
$2.37
THB77.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.36
|
$4.16
THB136.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
£29.36
|
$57.72
THB1,898.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.08
£7.57
|
$6.94
THB228.08
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
Perth
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.64
£46.29
|
$53.87
THB1,771.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
£27.82
|
$39.30
THB1,292.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.06
£47.35
|
$101.75
THB3,346.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
£48.54
|
$92.54
THB3,043.42
|
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