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
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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
€23.20
|
$2.91
THB94.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.28
|
$5.83
THB188.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.36
€4.64
|
$0.62
THB19.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
€1.16
|
$0.29
THB9.45
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
|
Zakynthos
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
€1.62
|
$1.52
THB49.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.97
€6.03
|
$11.74
THB380.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
€7.38
|
$7.32
THB237.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.90
|
$2.27
THB73.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.56
€5.68
|
$1.31
THB42.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.12
|
$1.47
THB47.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.05
|
$0.73
THB23.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.69
|
$1.04
THB33.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.80
|
$0.80
THB26.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$0.71
THB23.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.72
|
$0.62
THB20.16
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
|
Zakynthos
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.01
|
$4.47
THB144.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€27.84
|
$39.32
THB1,273.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,076.45
€13,919.60
|
$55,345.18
THB1,792,330.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.94
€25.06
|
$10.34
THB334.88
|
|
pay 27.3% less for housing
|
Zakynthos
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.16
€40.83
|
$15.36
THB497.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.12
€324.79
|
$571.31
THB18,501.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.12
€324.79
|
$301.88
THB9,776.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.36
€230.63
|
$67.33
THB2,180.48
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
|
Zakynthos
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,071.76
€927.97
|
$632.63
THB20,487.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,191.37
THB427,196.85
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zakynthos
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.71
|
$2.33
THB75.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.47
€3.87
|
$2.58
THB83.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.93
€4.27
|
$4.20
THB136.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.03
€23.41
|
$54.58
THB1,767.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
€10.21
|
$7.28
THB235.83
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Zakynthos
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.18
€92.80
|
$55.27
THB1,789.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$85.74
€74.24
|
$34.84
THB1,128.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.89
€102.08
|
$97.10
THB3,144.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.39
€91.25
|
$92.12
THB2,983.29
|
|
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