Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 40.1% more expensive than Port Elizabeth.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Port Elizabeth, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
|
Port Elizabeth
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.90
ZAR192.50
|
$2.77
THB93.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.63
ZAR81.81
|
$5.55
THB186.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
ZAR20.36
|
$0.58
THB19.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
ZAR15.80
|
$0.31
THB10.57
|
|
pay 42.6% more for groceries
|
Port Elizabeth
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
ZAR16.62
|
$1.62
THB54.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
ZAR64.15
|
$9.67
THB325.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ZAR64.59
|
$6.60
THB221.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR39.42
|
$2.22
THB74.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
ZAR39.59
|
$1.30
THB43.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
ZAR11.47
|
$1.37
THB46.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR10.99
|
$0.70
THB23.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZAR11.68
|
$1.02
THB34.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.22
|
$0.78
THB26.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.13
|
$0.69
THB23.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZAR11.79
|
$0.61
THB20.66
|
|
pay 39.7% more for transportation
|
Port Elizabeth
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
ZAR86.48
|
$4.25
THB142.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
ZAR582.30
|
$36.06
THB1,212.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,238.22
ZAR481,242.18
|
$51,319.04
THB1,726,153.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.03
ZAR106.60
|
$10.52
THB353.78
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
|
Port Elizabeth
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.42
ZAR802.50
|
$15.07
THB506.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$577.45
ZAR10,202.33
|
$608.65
THB20,472.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.20
ZAR6,470.03
|
$287.69
THB9,676.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.50
ZAR1,192.58
|
$70.06
THB2,356.43
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Port Elizabeth
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.86
ZAR2,965.65
|
$614.94
THB20,684.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,656.55
ZAR82,271.40
|
$12,311.97
THB414,122.03
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Elizabeth
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
ZAR40.91
|
$2.08
THB69.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR33.17
|
$2.37
THB79.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR48.12
|
$4.16
THB139.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
ZAR483.38
|
$57.72
THB1,941.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
ZAR144.37
|
$6.94
THB233.26
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
|
Port Elizabeth
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.80
ZAR950.45
|
$53.87
THB1,812.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.90
ZAR598.91
|
$39.30
THB1,321.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.06
ZAR1,555.91
|
$101.75
THB3,422.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.31
ZAR1,383.57
|
$92.54
THB3,112.64
|
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