Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 2.2 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB76.76
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB188.02
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB21.43
|
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.88
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB46.79
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB270.97
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB203.91
|
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB65.30
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB36.50
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.48
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.43
|
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.86
|
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB21.52
|
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.78
|
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.47
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Thailand
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB144.34
|
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB751.70
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB836,020.32
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB314.01
|
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB537.91
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,364.49
|
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,114.39
|
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,642.88
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,191.43
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB351,813.87
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 98.6% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB63.69
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB61.57
|
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB119.58
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,586.94
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB185.38
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 99.8% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,161.62
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB907.90
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,583.50
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,107.77
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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