Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 15.6% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.7% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 17.5% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 35.7% more in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 21.9% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 2.7 times more in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.5% more in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 12.2% less in Bangkok
The cost of childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Bangkok are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$2.91
THB94.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$5.83
THB189.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.62
THB19.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.29
THB9.47
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.52
THB49.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$11.74
THB380.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$7.32
THB237.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$2.27
THB73.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.31
THB42.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.47
THB47.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.73
THB23.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.04
THB33.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.80
THB26.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.71
THB23.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.62
THB20.19
|
|
pay 35.7% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.47
THB144.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.32
THB1,275.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$55,345.18
THB1,795,671.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.34
THB335.51
|
|
pay 21.9% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$15.36
THB498.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$571.31
THB18,535.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$301.88
THB9,794.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$67.33
THB2,184.55
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$632.63
THB20,525.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$13,191.37
THB427,993.32
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$2.33
THB75.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.58
THB83.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.20
THB136.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$54.58
THB1,770.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$7.28
THB236.27
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$55.27
THB1,793.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$34.84
THB1,130.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$97.10
THB3,150.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$92.12
THB2,988.85
|
|
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