Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 34.9% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 69.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 14.4% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 20.4% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 65.1% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 11.5% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.6% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Bangkok

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.5% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$25.62	$2.91 THB97.50	-80.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.37	$5.83 THB195.01	-35.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.42	$0.62 THB20.61	-76.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.70	$0.29 THB9.77	-86.5%
Average			-69.5%

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pay 14.4% less for groceries

	Wellington	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.37	$1.52 THB50.95	-22.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.12	$11.74 THB392.96	+183.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$11.98	$7.32 THB244.97	+4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.74	$2.27 THB76.06	-66.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.68	$1.31 THB44.01	-74.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.40	$1.47 THB49.25	+5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.87	$0.73 THB24.32	-33.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.53	$1.04 THB34.65	-29.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.48	$0.80 THB26.93	-69.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.71 THB23.85	-29.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.44	$0.62 THB20.83	-25.8%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 20.4% less for transportation

	Wellington	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.02	$4.47 THB149.46	-30.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$218.92	$39.32 THB1,316.30	-69.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$58,932.31	$55,345.18 THB1,852,569.13	+61.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$31.26	$10.34 THB346.14	-43.2%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 65.1% less for housing

	Wellington	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$93.13	$15.36 THB514.15	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,552.51	$571.31 THB19,123.29	-61.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,291.36	$301.88 THB10,104.92	-77.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$230.15	$67.33 THB2,253.76	-49.8%
Average			-65.1%

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pay 11.5% less for childcare

	Wellington	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,495.51	$632.63 THB21,176.14	-27.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$21,708.87	$13,191.37 THB441,554.60	+4.3%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.30	$2.33 THB78.00	-67.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.86	$2.58 THB86.48	-24.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$41.97	$4.20 THB140.65	-82.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$68.38	$54.58 THB1,826.89	+37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$21.01	$7.28 THB243.76	-40.5%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Wellington	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$130.05	$55.27 THB1,850.00	-27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$94.55	$34.84 THB1,166.16	-36.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$204.98	$97.10 THB3,250.09	-18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$222.41	$92.12 THB3,083.55	-28.9%
Average			-27.9%

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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: April 2025

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