Cost of living comparison

Switzerland

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 56.0% cheaper than Switzerland overall.

Restaurants: pay 83.7% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 39.0% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 33.4% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 69.3% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 66.0% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.0% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 43.6% less in Bangkok

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Switzerland, you would:

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pay 83.7% less for restaurants

	Switzerland	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.66 CHF22.03	$2.91 THB94.51	-89.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.97 CHF13.51	$5.83 THB189.02	-65.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.67 CHF3.72	$0.62 THB19.98	-86.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.13 CHF3.29	$0.29 THB9.47	-92.9%
Average			-83.7%

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pay 39.0% less for groceries

	Switzerland	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$3.64 CHF2.90	$1.52 THB49.39	-58.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.22 CHF10.53	$11.74 THB380.89	-11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.31 CHF5.82	$7.32 THB237.45	+0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 CHF5.41	$2.27 THB73.72	-66.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.89 CHF10.26	$1.31 THB42.65	-89.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 CHF1.21	$1.47 THB47.74	-2.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.82	$0.73 THB23.57	-29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 CHF1.05	$1.04 THB33.59	-21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 CHF2.27	$0.80 THB26.11	-71.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 CHF0.89	$0.71 THB23.12	-36.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CHF0.85	$0.62 THB20.19	-41.8%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 33.4% less for transportation

	Switzerland	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.83 CHF6.24	$4.47 THB144.87	-43.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$114.11 CHF90.86	$39.32 THB1,275.87	-65.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,806.66 CHF29,307.23	$55,345.18 THB1,795,671.96	+50.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.03 CHF33.47	$10.34 THB335.51	-75.4%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 69.3% less for housing

	Switzerland	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.46 CHF42.56	$15.36 THB498.36	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,622.75 CHF1,292.11	$571.31 THB18,535.97	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,411.84 CHF1,124.17	$301.88 THB9,794.57	-78.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$180.02 CHF143.34	$67.33 THB2,184.55	-62.6%
Average			-69.3%

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pay 66.0% less for childcare

	Switzerland	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,587.05 CHF2,059.93	$632.63 THB20,525.76	-75.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,321.56 CHF24,143.48	$13,191.37 THB427,993.32	-56.5%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 57.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Switzerland	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.82 CHF6.23	$2.33 THB75.61	-70.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.42 CHF4.32	$2.58 THB83.83	-52.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.09 CHF8.04	$4.20 THB136.33	-58.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.49 CHF70.46	$54.58 THB1,770.78	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.15 CHF16.84	$7.28 THB236.27	-65.6%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 43.6% less for clothing

	Switzerland	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$121.70 CHF96.90	$55.27 THB1,793.18	-54.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.65 CHF49.09	$34.84 THB1,130.35	-43.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.06 CHF108.34	$97.10 THB3,150.27	-28.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$176.75 CHF140.74	$92.12 THB2,988.85	-47.9%
Average			-43.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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