Cost of living comparison

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Bangkok vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 2.8 times more expensive than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.8% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 100.0% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 16.6% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Tunisia. Notably, childcare, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.8% more for restaurants

	Tunisia	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.13 TND10.030	$2.91 THB100.50	-6.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.25 TND13.610	$5.83 THB201.00	+37.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 TND2.010	$0.62 THB21.24	-1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 TND0.880	$0.29 THB10.07	+6.8%
Average			+8.8%

Tunisia vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Tunisia	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.16 TND0.520	$1.52 THB52.52	+844.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.92 TND15.780	$11.74 THB405.04	+138.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.78 TND5.710	$7.32 THB252.51	+310.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.46 TND4.690	$2.27 THB78.39	+55.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 TND7.580	$1.31 THB45.36	-44.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 TND2.460	$1.47 THB50.76	+91.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.33 TND4.270	$0.73 THB25.06	-45.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TND1.540	$1.04 THB35.72	+114.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TND0.960	$0.80 THB27.76	+168.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 TND0.870	$0.71 THB24.58	+161.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TND0.730	$0.62 THB21.47	+172.0%
Average			+178.9%

Tunisia vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Tunisia	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.00 TND9.600	$4.47 THB154.06	+49.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.30 TND29.820	$39.32 THB1,356.78	+322.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,666.41 TND114,328.260	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	+55.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.64 TND8.460	$10.34 THB356.78	+291.8%
Average			+179.7%

Tunisia vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Tunisia	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.29 TND55.420	$15.36 THB529.96	-11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.39 TND619.900	$571.31 THB19,711.37	+195.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$130.14 TND417.170	$301.88 THB10,415.67	+132.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.79 TND105.120	$67.33 THB2,323.07	+105.3%
Average			+105.4%

Tunisia vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	Tunisia	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.96 TND253.110	$632.63 THB21,827.34	+701.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,865.54 TND5,979.970	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	+607.1%
Average			+654.2%

Tunisia vs. Bangkok - Cost of childcare

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pay 100.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunisia	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TND4.390	$2.33 THB80.40	+70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.81 TND2.600	$2.58 THB89.14	+219.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 TND10.320	$4.20 THB144.97	+30.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.05 TND86.700	$54.58 THB1,883.07	+101.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 TND13.080	$7.28 THB251.26	+78.5%
Average			+100.0%

Tunisia vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.6% more for clothing

	Tunisia	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.55 TND117.150	$55.27 THB1,906.89	+51.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.85 TND162.990	$34.84 THB1,202.03	-31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.17 TND289.020	$97.10 THB3,350.03	+7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.30 TND212.510	$92.12 THB3,178.38	+39.0%
Average			+16.6%

Tunisia vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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