Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 22.3% cheaper than Zakynthos.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.3% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 9.7% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 39.4% more in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 27.3% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 41.0% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.8% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 34.5% less in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Zakynthos, you would:
pay 75.3% less for restaurants
|
Zakynthos
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.79
€23.61
|
$2.91
THB95.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
$5.83
THB190.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.36
€4.72
|
$0.62
THB20.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
€1.18
|
$0.29
THB9.54
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
|
Zakynthos
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
€1.65
|
$1.52
THB49.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.97
€6.14
|
$11.74
THB384.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
€7.51
|
$7.32
THB239.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.97
|
$2.27
THB74.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.56
€5.78
|
$1.31
THB43.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.14
|
$1.47
THB48.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.73
THB23.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$1.04
THB33.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.81
|
$0.80
THB26.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$0.71
THB23.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.62
THB20.36
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
|
Zakynthos
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.13
|
$4.47
THB146.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€28.33
|
$39.32
THB1,286.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,076.45
€14,167.21
|
$55,345.18
THB1,810,671.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.94
€25.50
|
$10.34
THB338.31
|
|
pay 27.3% less for housing
|
Zakynthos
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.16
€41.56
|
$15.36
THB502.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.12
€330.57
|
$571.31
THB18,690.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.12
€330.57
|
$301.88
THB9,876.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.36
€234.73
|
$67.33
THB2,202.79
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
|
Zakynthos
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,071.76
€944.48
|
$632.63
THB20,697.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,191.37
THB431,568.47
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zakynthos
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.78
|
$2.33
THB76.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.47
€3.94
|
$2.58
THB84.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.93
€4.34
|
$4.20
THB137.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.03
€23.82
|
$54.58
THB1,785.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
€10.39
|
$7.28
THB238.25
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Zakynthos
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.18
€94.45
|
$55.27
THB1,808.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$85.74
€75.56
|
$34.84
THB1,139.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.89
€103.89
|
$97.10
THB3,176.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.39
€92.87
|
$92.12
THB3,013.82
|
|
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