Why-Thailand.com Cost of Living Advantages and Comparisons 2003

Cost of Living
In almost every component in a cost of living analysis, Thailand enjoys one of the best values for money.
Selected Costs of Living in Bangkok (2Q2003) Sample of about a dozen items

Finfacts Worldwide 2003 Cost of Living Survey
The survey, which covers 144 cities, measures the comparative cost of over 200 items in each location. These include housing, food, clothing, and household goods, together with transportation and entertainment. The data is used to assist multinational companies in determining compensation allowances for their expatriate workers. Bangkok is ranked #125 with an index of 58.3
Rank 2003	City	Index 2003	Bangkok = 1.00
1	Tokyo, Japan	126.1	2.16
2	Moscow	114.5	1.96
3	Osaka, Japan	112.2	1.92
4	Hong Kong	111.6	1.91
5	Beijing, China	105.1	1.80
6	Geneva	101.8	1.75
7	London	101.3	1.74
8	Seoul, South Korea	101	1.73
9	Zurich	100.3	1.72
10	New York City	100	1.72
11	Shanghai, China	98.4	1.69
12	St Petersburg	97.3	1.67
13	Oslo	92.7	1.59
14	Hanoi, Vietnam	89.5	1.54
15	Copenhagen	89.4	1.53
16	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	88.5	1.52
17	Milan	87.2	1.50
18	Shenzhen, China	86.7	1.49
18	Guangzhou, China	86.7	1.49
20	White Plains, NY	86.2	1.48
21	Dublin	86	1.48
22	Los Angeles	85.6	1.47
23	Paris	84.3	1.45
24	Kiev	84.2	1.44
25	Chicago	83.9	1.44
27	Riga	83.7	1.44
27	Miami	83.7	1.44
29	Taipei, Taiwan	83.5	1.43
30	San Francisco	83	1.42
31	Douala, Cameroon	82.9	1.42
32	Honolulu	82.8	1.42
32	Singapore	82.8	1.42
34	Vienna	82.4	1.41
35	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	81.3	1.39
36	Helsinki	80.9	1.39
37	Budapest	80.2	1.38
38	Jakarta, Indonesia	80	1.37
39	Abu Dhabi, UAE	79.5	1.36
40	Tel Aviv, Israel	79.1	1.36
41	Rome	79	1.36
42	Istanbul	78.8	1.35
43	Kuwait City, Kuwait	78.4	1.34
43	Manama, Bahrain	78.4	1.34
43	San Juan, PR	78.4	1.34
46	Houston	78.3	1.34
46	Amman, Jordan	78.3	1.34
48	Stockholm	78.2	1.34
49	Prague	78.1	1.34
50	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	77.3	1.33
51	Washington, DC	76.9	1.32
52	Amsterdam	76.8	1.32
53	Morristown, NJ	76.7	1.32
54	Warsaw	76.3	1.31
54	Boston	76.3	1.31
56	Bratislava	75.7	1.30
58	Berlin	75.3	1.29
60	Tallinn	75	1.29
61	Atlanta	74.7	1.28
62	Munich	74.4	1.28
63	Dusseldorf	74.2	1.27
65	Frankfurt	74.1	1.27
66	Luxembourg	74	1.27
68	Brussels	73.6	1.26
69	Denver	73	1.25
71	Athens	72.9	1.25
74	Glasgow	72.3	1.24
75	Zagreb	71.8	1.23
76	Birmingham	71.7	1.23
79	Detroit	71.5	1.23
80	Seattle	71.3	1.22
81	Barcelona	71.1	1.22
82	St. Louis	71	1.22
83	Sofia	70.9	1.22
83	Hamburg	70.9	1.22
85	Vilinus	70.5	1.21
86	Madrid	70.4	1.21
87	Cleveland	69	1.18
88	Pittsburgh	67.8	1.16
89	Lyon	68.6	1.18
92	Portland	67.8	1.16
93	Winston Salem, NC	67.7	1.16
94	Lisbon	67.6	1.16
94	Dacca, Bangladesh	67.6	1.16
97	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	67.3	1.15
100	Ljubljana	66.5	1.14
101	Tianjin, China	66.4	1.14
102	Cairo, Egypt	66.3	1.14
103	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	66	1.13
104	Toronto, Canada	64.9	1.11
106	Leipzig	63.5	1.09
106	Limassol	63.5	1.09
108	Lima, Peru	63.4	1.09
109	New Delhi, India	63.3	1.09
110	Vancouver	63.2	1.08
111	Melbourne, Australia	63	1.08
114	Mumbai, India	62.5	1.07
115	Auckland, New Zealand	61	1.05
117	Wellington, New Zealand	60.5	1.04
118	Colombo, Sri Lanka	60	1.03
121	Brisbane, Australia	59.2	1.02
122	Bucharest	59	1.01
124	Adelaide, Australia	58.5	1.00
125	Bangkok, Thailand	58.3	1.00
126	Perth, Australia	57.7	0.99
127	Ottawa, Canada	57.2	0.98
130	Karachi, Pakistan	56.5	0.97
132	Madras, India	51.1	0.88
133	Johannesburg	50.9	0.87
135	Manila, Philippines	49.5	0.85
138	Bangalore, India	47.8	0.82
143	Harare, Zimbabwae	39.5	0.68
144	Asuncion, Paraguay	36.5	0.63

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