Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 17.0% cheaper than San Sebastian.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.8% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 5.9% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 1.9% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 53.1% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 34.1% more in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.1% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 16.2% less in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of San Sebastian, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
|
San Sebastian
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€13.02
|
$2.91
THB95.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
€7.67
|
$5.83
THB190.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
€1.92
|
$0.62
THB20.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
€1.64
|
$0.29
THB9.56
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
|
San Sebastian
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
€0.99
|
$1.52
THB49.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.25
€8.02
|
$11.74
THB384.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€3.78
|
$7.32
THB239.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.73
|
$2.27
THB74.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
€2.51
|
$1.31
THB43.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.06
|
$1.47
THB48.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.90
|
$0.73
THB23.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.37
|
$1.04
THB33.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.16
|
$0.80
THB26.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.68
|
$0.71
THB23.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.67
|
$0.62
THB20.40
|
|
pay 1.9% less for transportation
|
San Sebastian
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.57
|
$4.47
THB146.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.58
€33.48
|
$39.32
THB1,288.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,029.02
|
$55,345.18
THB1,813,967.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.59
€13.52
|
$10.34
THB338.93
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
|
San Sebastian
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.76
€29.29
|
$15.36
THB503.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,172.99
€1,017.82
|
$571.31
THB18,724.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.82
€697.49
|
$301.88
THB9,894.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.83
€104.84
|
$67.33
THB2,206.80
|
|
pay 34.1% more for childcare
|
San Sebastian
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$428.71
€371.99
|
$632.63
THB20,734.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,932.52
€9,486.33
|
$13,191.37
THB432,354.12
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Sebastian
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.79
|
$2.33
THB76.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
€1.77
|
$2.58
THB84.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.58
|
$4.20
THB137.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.66
€43.09
|
$54.58
THB1,788.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.44
|
$7.28
THB238.68
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
|
San Sebastian
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.50
€90.67
|
$55.27
THB1,811.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.49
€29.06
|
$34.84
THB1,141.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.06
€72.07
|
$97.10
THB3,182.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.05
€130.20
|
$92.12
THB3,019.30
|
|
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