Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 36.3% cheaper than Reading.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.0% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 10.7% more in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 21.3% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 64.3% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 47.2% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.4% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
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pay 15.5% less in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Reading, you would:
pay 73.0% less for restaurants
Reading
|
Bangkok
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£18.92
|
$2.91
THB94.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
£6.47
|
$5.83
THB188.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
£2.36
|
$0.62
THB19.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.85
|
$0.29
THB9.42
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
Reading
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
£1.06
|
$1.52
THB49.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
£3.12
|
$11.74
THB379.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
£3.68
|
$7.32
THB236.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.59
|
$2.27
THB73.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.71
|
$1.31
THB42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
£0.99
|
$1.47
THB47.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
£0.43
|
$0.73
THB23.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.03
|
$1.04
THB33.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
£1.63
|
$0.80
THB25.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
£0.38
|
$0.71
THB23.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.41
|
$0.62
THB20.10
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
Reading
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
£5.12
|
$4.47
THB144.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.66
£60.53
|
$39.32
THB1,270.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,751.97
|
$55,345.18
THB1,787,774.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.97
£14.62
|
$10.34
THB334.03
|
|
pay 64.3% less for housing
Reading
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.02
£28.57
|
$15.36
THB496.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,614.42
£1,182.25
|
$571.31
THB18,454.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.88
£1,000.97
|
$301.88
THB9,751.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.30
£107.14
|
$67.33
THB2,174.94
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
Reading
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,653.17
£1,210.62
|
$632.63
THB20,435.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,586.17
£14,343.07
|
$13,191.37
THB426,111.10
|
|
pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports
Reading
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.73
|
$2.33
THB75.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
£3.41
|
$2.58
THB83.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.08
£13.24
|
$4.20
THB135.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.66
£34.17
|
$54.58
THB1,763.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.21
£10.40
|
$7.28
THB235.23
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Reading
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.88
£53.37
|
$55.27
THB1,785.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
£49.34
|
$34.84
THB1,125.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.26
£64.63
|
$97.10
THB3,136.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.70
£67.15
|
$92.12
THB2,975.70
|
|
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