Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 43.8% cheaper than Santa Rosa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.5% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 41.9% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 21.6% more in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 75.1% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 66.5% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.0% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 13.0% less in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Santa Rosa, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
Santa Rosa
|
Bangkok
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$2.91
THB94.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.83
THB188.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
|
$0.62
THB19.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$0.29
THB9.45
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
Santa Rosa
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.01
|
$1.52
THB49.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.51
|
$11.74
THB380.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
|
$7.32
THB237.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.95
|
$2.27
THB73.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
|
$1.31
THB42.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.57
|
$1.47
THB47.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.73
THB23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.00
|
$1.04
THB33.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.80
|
$0.80
THB26.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.71
THB23.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$0.62
THB20.16
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
Santa Rosa
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
|
$4.47
THB144.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
|
$39.32
THB1,273.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$55,345.18
THB1,792,330.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.46
|
$10.34
THB334.88
|
|
pay 75.1% less for housing
Santa Rosa
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.12
|
$15.36
THB497.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,215.00
|
$571.31
THB18,501.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,809.09
|
$301.88
THB9,776.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.43
|
$67.33
THB2,180.48
|
|
pay 66.5% less for childcare
Santa Rosa
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,866.67
|
$632.63
THB20,487.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$40,000.00
|
$13,191.37
THB427,196.85
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
Santa Rosa
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$2.33
THB75.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
|
$2.58
THB83.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.20
THB136.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.75
|
$54.58
THB1,767.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$7.28
THB235.83
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
Santa Rosa
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
|
$55.27
THB1,789.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.25
|
$34.84
THB1,128.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
|
$97.10
THB3,144.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.50
|
$92.12
THB2,983.29
|
|
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