Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 15.5% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 72.1% less for restaurants
|
Valletta
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$2.91
THB99.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.46
|
$0.62
THB21.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.83
|
$0.29
THB9.95
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
|
Valletta
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
€1.34
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$11.74
THB400.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
€4.43
|
$7.32
THB249.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€3.03
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.53
|
$1.31
THB44.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.35
|
$1.47
THB50.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.73
THB24.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.11
|
$1.04
THB35.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$0.80
THB27.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.71
THB24.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.62
THB21.23
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
|
Valletta
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
€5.21
|
$4.47
THB152.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€24,148.07
|
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.79
€25.69
|
$10.34
THB352.81
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
|
Valletta
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€29.11
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,093.20
€1,048.13
|
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.66
€916.26
|
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.53
€64.74
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
|
pay 24.8% more for childcare
|
Valletta
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€632.99
|
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,220.62
|
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.11
|
$2.33
THB79.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.40
|
$2.58
THB88.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.70
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.16
€45.21
|
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
|
Valletta
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.77
€87.99
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€34.25
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€97.62
|
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
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