Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 34.1% cheaper than United Kingdom overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.8% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 5.7% more in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 19.4% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 64.0% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 43.5% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.0% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 10.0% less in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£13.79
|
$2.91
THB94.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£6.82
|
$5.83
THB188.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.65
|
$0.62
THB19.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.15
|
$0.29
THB9.45
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.13
|
$1.52
THB49.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.21
|
$11.74
THB380.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.37
|
$7.32
THB237.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.78
|
$2.27
THB73.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.73
|
$1.31
THB42.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.91
|
$1.47
THB47.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.49
|
$0.73
THB23.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.93
|
$1.04
THB33.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.04
|
$0.80
THB26.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.48
|
$0.71
THB23.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.48
|
$0.62
THB20.16
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.21
|
$4.47
THB144.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£72.42
|
$39.32
THB1,273.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£25,678.42
|
$55,345.18
THB1,792,330.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£12.64
|
$10.34
THB334.88
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£29.05
|
$15.36
THB497.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£916.76
|
$571.31
THB18,501.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£752.55
|
$301.88
THB9,776.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£168.97
|
$67.33
THB2,180.48
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,103.99
|
$632.63
THB20,487.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£13,733.37
|
$13,191.37
THB427,196.85
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.15
|
$2.33
THB75.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.04
|
$2.58
THB83.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£12.88
|
$4.20
THB136.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£33.41
|
$54.58
THB1,767.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£9.51
|
$7.28
THB235.83
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£57.82
|
$55.27
THB1,789.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£29.58
|
$34.84
THB1,128.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£66.61
|
$97.10
THB3,144.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£71.30
|
$92.12
THB2,983.29
|
|
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