Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 20.1% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
|
San Jose
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
CRC5,442.42
|
$2.91
THB99.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
CRC1,001.89
|
$0.62
THB21.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
CRC734.16
|
$0.29
THB9.95
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
|
San Jose
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
CRC1,304.84
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
CRC2,143.12
|
$11.74
THB400.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.23
CRC3,634.50
|
$7.32
THB249.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CRC1,639.47
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
CRC2,214.43
|
$1.31
THB44.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
CRC980.21
|
$1.47
THB50.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC316.72
|
$0.73
THB24.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
CRC799.52
|
$1.04
THB35.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
CRC677.45
|
$0.80
THB27.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC653.02
|
$0.71
THB24.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
CRC598.48
|
$0.62
THB21.23
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
|
San Jose
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
CRC2,757.75
|
$4.47
THB152.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.02
CRC19,107.65
|
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,925.49
CRC18,555,653.37
|
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
CRC8,010.67
|
$10.34
THB352.81
|
|
pay 30.6% less for housing
|
San Jose
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.59
CRC26,932.17
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$742.08
CRC372,906.81
|
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.60
CRC232,967.14
|
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.06
CRC31,686.46
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
|
pay 13.8% more for childcare
|
San Jose
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$521.49
CRC262,057.91
|
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,425.72
CRC6,244,123.06
|
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Jose
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
CRC1,464.92
|
$2.33
THB79.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CRC1,854.94
|
$2.58
THB88.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
CRC2,539.19
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.70
CRC30,000.75
|
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
|
San Jose
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.59
CRC36,978.24
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.81
CRC25,534.04
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.98
CRC63,308.78
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.31
CRC58,952.04
|
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
|
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