Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 30.2% cheaper than Townsville.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Townsville, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
Townsville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.94
A$29.98
|
$2.77
THB101.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$14.99
|
$5.55
THB203.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
A$3.66
|
$0.58
THB21.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
A$3.37
|
$0.31
THB11.53
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
Townsville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
A$3.09
|
$1.62
THB59.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
A$4.50
|
$9.67
THB354.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.72
A$10.10
|
$6.60
THB241.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
A$5.62
|
$2.22
THB81.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
A$5.21
|
$1.30
THB47.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
A$2.25
|
$1.37
THB50.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
A$1.62
|
$0.70
THB25.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
A$2.04
|
$1.02
THB37.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
A$3.26
|
$0.78
THB28.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
A$1.93
|
$0.69
THB25.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
A$1.47
|
$0.61
THB22.52
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
Townsville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
A$6.52
|
$4.25
THB155.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.26
A$111.65
|
$36.06
THB1,322.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,260.59
A$34,973.46
|
$51,319.04
THB1,881,690.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.03
A$16.59
|
$10.52
THB385.66
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
Townsville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.88
A$59.95
|
$15.07
THB552.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$908.27
A$1,365.63
|
$608.65
THB22,317.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$841.81
A$1,265.71
|
$287.69
THB10,548.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.58
A$178.30
|
$70.06
THB2,568.76
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
Townsville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,182.97
A$1,778.65
|
$614.94
THB22,547.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,311.97
THB451,436.87
|
|
pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
Townsville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
A$9.49
|
$2.08
THB76.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.19
A$4.80
|
$2.37
THB86.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$33.23
A$49.96
|
$4.16
THB152.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.87
A$62.95
|
$57.72
THB2,116.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.29
A$19.98
|
$6.94
THB254.28
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Townsville
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.58
A$95.59
|
$53.87
THB1,975.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.17
A$79.94
|
$39.30
THB1,440.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.88
A$109.58
|
$101.75
THB3,730.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.84
A$183.19
|
$92.54
THB3,393.10
|
|
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