Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 23.7% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Rio De Janeiro, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
R$33.85
|
$2.91
THB100.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$35.37
|
$5.83
THB200.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$6.22
|
$0.62
THB21.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
R$4.14
|
$0.29
THB10.06
|
|
pay 43.8% more for groceries
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
R$9.30
|
$1.52
THB52.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.08
|
$11.74
THB404.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R$22.47
|
$7.32
THB252.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
R$11.10
|
$2.27
THB78.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$8.26
|
$1.31
THB45.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
R$5.69
|
$1.47
THB50.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
R$3.92
|
$0.73
THB25.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R$3.44
|
$1.04
THB35.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
R$4.36
|
$0.80
THB27.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.09
|
$0.71
THB24.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
R$3.04
|
$0.62
THB21.45
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
R$22.12
|
$4.47
THB153.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.64
R$287.97
|
$39.32
THB1,355.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,245.44
R$111,642.82
|
$55,345.18
THB1,907,534.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.68
R$44.56
|
$10.34
THB356.41
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.76
R$114.64
|
$15.36
THB529.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.81
R$2,475.95
|
$571.31
THB19,690.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.56
R$1,778.36
|
$301.88
THB10,404.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.60
R$438.53
|
$67.33
THB2,320.63
|
|
pay 23.4% more for childcare
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.28
R$3,076.18
|
$632.63
THB21,804.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.19
R$60,064.67
|
$13,191.37
THB454,655.54
|
|
pay 66.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$10.10
|
$2.33
THB80.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
R$10.92
|
$2.58
THB89.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
R$10.10
|
$4.20
THB144.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.20
R$146.21
|
$54.58
THB1,881.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$40.42
|
$7.28
THB250.99
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
|
Rio De Janeiro
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.24
R$297.26
|
$55.27
THB1,904.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.21
R$239.04
|
$34.84
THB1,200.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.29
R$442.57
|
$97.10
THB3,346.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.18
R$360.72
|
$92.12
THB3,175.04
|
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