Cost of living comparison

Queenstown, New Zealand

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Queenstown Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 11.5% cheaper than Queenstown.

Restaurants: pay 67.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 13.6% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 5.6% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 52.4% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 95.2% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.1% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 10.4% less in Bangkok

The cost of childcare and transportation in Bangkok are more expensive than in Queenstown. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Queenstown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Queenstown, you would:

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pay 67.0% less for restaurants

	Queenstown	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.75 NZ$18.03	$2.91 THB95.30	-72.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.02	$5.83 THB190.60	-35.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 NZ$3.67	$0.62 THB20.14	-71.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 NZ$4.11	$0.29 THB9.54	-88.1%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 13.6% less for groceries

	Queenstown	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.32	$1.52 THB49.80	-23.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 NZ$6.68	$11.74 THB384.07	+194.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.88 NZ$13.22	$7.32 THB239.43	-7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.30 NZ$8.88	$2.27 THB74.34	-57.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.56 NZ$7.65	$1.31 THB43.01	-71.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.27	$1.47 THB48.14	+8.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 NZ$2.25	$0.73 THB23.77	-45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.46 NZ$2.45	$1.04 THB33.87	-29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.67 NZ$4.47	$0.80 THB26.32	-69.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 NZ$1.48	$0.71 THB23.31	-19.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 NZ$1.50	$0.62 THB20.36	-30.3%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 5.6% more for transportation

	Queenstown	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.23 NZ$10.45	$4.47 THB146.08	-28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$39.32 THB1,286.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,200.81 NZ$48,970.02	$55,345.18 THB1,810,671.72	+89.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.62 NZ$31.23	$10.34 THB338.31	-44.5%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 52.4% less for housing

	Queenstown	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.44 NZ$87.93	$15.36 THB502.52	-70.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,400.69 NZ$2,348.97	$571.31 THB18,690.80	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.08 NZ$2,128.26	$301.88 THB9,876.39	-76.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.74 NZ$116.96	$67.33 THB2,202.79	-3.5%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 95.2% more for childcare

	Queenstown	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.26 NZ$625.96	$632.63 THB20,697.22	+69.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,972.15 NZ$10,015.34	$13,191.37 THB431,568.47	+120.9%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Queenstown	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.97 NZ$10.02	$2.33 THB76.24	-61.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 NZ$5.70	$2.58 THB84.53	-23.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.89 NZ$40.06	$4.20 THB137.47	-82.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.03 NZ$95.65	$54.58 THB1,785.58	-4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.96 NZ$15.02	$7.28 THB238.25	-18.7%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 10.4% less for clothing

	Queenstown	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.69 NZ$110.17	$55.27 THB1,808.16	-15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 NZ$58.42	$34.84 THB1,139.79
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.58 NZ$150.23	$97.10 THB3,176.59	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.94 NZ$202.81	$92.12 THB3,013.82	-23.8%
Average			-10.4%

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