Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Saint John's, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Saint John's
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.91
THB99.25
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.83
THB198.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.62
THB20.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.29
THB9.94
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Saint John's
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.52
THB51.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$11.74
THB400.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.32
THB249.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.27
THB77.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.31
THB44.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.47
THB50.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
THB24.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
THB35.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
THB27.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
THB24.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
THB21.21
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint John's
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.47
THB152.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.32
THB1,339.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$55,345.18
THB1,885,835.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.34
THB352.35
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Saint John's
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$15.36
THB523.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$571.31
THB19,466.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$301.88
THB10,286.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$67.33
THB2,294.23
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint John's
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$632.63
THB21,556.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,191.37
THB449,483.59
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint John's
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.33
THB79.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.58
THB88.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.20
THB143.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$54.58
THB1,859.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.28
THB248.14
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Saint John's
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.27
THB1,883.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.84
THB1,187.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.10
THB3,308.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.12
THB3,138.92
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