Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 13.9% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,008
|
$2.77
THB93.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥786
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥175
|
$0.58
THB19.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥117
|
$0.31
THB10.64
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥265
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,220
|
$9.67
THB327.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥881
|
$6.60
THB223.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥328
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥494
|
$1.30
THB44.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥363
|
$1.37
THB46.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥173
|
$0.70
THB23.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥395
|
$1.02
THB34.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥336
|
$0.78
THB26.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥194
|
$0.69
THB23.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥189
|
$0.61
THB20.77
|
|
pay 12.7% more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥656
|
$4.25
THB143.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,747
|
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,285,606
|
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,874
|
$10.52
THB355.82
|
|
pay 47.4% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,788
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥155,029
|
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥89,482
|
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,291
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
|
pay 5.5% more for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥74,373
|
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,229,093
|
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥492
|
$2.08
THB70.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥505
|
$2.37
THB80.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥590
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,462
|
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,868
|
$6.94
THB234.61
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,270
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,535
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,428
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,194
|
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
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