Prices and Wages in Thailand |
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In almost every component in a cost of living analysis, Bangkok, Thailand enjoys one of the best values for money. The cost of living in all other provincial cities is even lower. |
The survey measures the comparative cost of 122 goods and services as well as earnings data for 14 professions in each of the 71 cities. Published August 2006. All items ranked with Bangkok = 1.00 |
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City |
Prices Incl. Rent |
Rank |
Prices Excl. Rent |
Rank |
Gross Wages |
Rank |
Net Wages |
Rank |
| Amsterdam | 1.78 |
17 |
1.59 |
19 |
9.51 |
19 |
6.67 |
24 |
| Athens | 1.40 |
38 |
1.32 |
37 |
5.28 |
33 |
4.46 |
33 |
| Auckland | 1.48 |
37 |
1.35 |
35 |
8.11 |
26 |
6.73 |
23 |
| Bangkok | 1.00 |
58 |
1.00 |
54 |
1.00 |
66 |
1.00 |
65 |
| Barcelona | 1.60 |
32 |
1.47 |
28 |
7.11 |
27 |
6.11 |
28 |
| Beijing | 0.97 |
64 |
0.90 |
62 |
1.10 |
65 |
1.00 |
64 |
| Berlin | 1.57 |
33 |
1.49 |
26 |
10.41 |
14 |
7.53 |
15 |
| Bogotá | 1.03 |
56 |
1.03 |
53 |
1.27 |
61 |
1.19 |
61 |
| Bratislava | 0.97 |
63 |
0.91 |
59 |
2.05 |
51 |
1.72 |
51 |
| Brussels | 1.67 |
25 |
1.60 |
18 |
10.72 |
10 |
7.17 |
19 |
| Bucharest | 1.06 |
54 |
0.93 |
58 |
1.62 |
58 |
1.21 |
59 |
| Budapest | 1.14 |
52 |
1.06 |
52 |
2.47 |
47 |
1.83 |
49 |
| Buenos Aires | 0.78 |
70 |
0.76 |
69 |
1.90 |
54 |
1.65 |
54 |
| Caracas | 1.29 |
46 |
1.15 |
47 |
1.75 |
56 |
1.72 |
52 |
| Chicago | 2.00 |
9 |
1.67 |
14 |
10.90 |
8 |
8.69 |
10 |
| Copenhagen | 2.10 |
6 |
1.97 |
3 |
14.59 |
1 |
8.78 |
9 |
| Delhi | 0.84 |
69 |
0.77 |
68 |
0.75 |
70 |
0.72 |
70 |
| Dubai | 1.61 |
30 |
1.34 |
36 |
5.01 |
34 |
5.30 |
31 |
| Dublin | 2.06 |
8 |
1.78 |
8 |
10.90 |
7 |
9.60 |
4 |
| Frankfurt | 1.69 |
23 |
1.57 |
23 |
10.81 |
9 |
7.84 |
13 |
| Geneva | 2.09 |
7 |
1.86 |
6 |
13.70 |
4 |
10.59 |
2 |
| Helsinki | 1.89 |
12 |
1.75 |
10 |
10.48 |
12 |
8.17 |
11 |
| Hong Kong | 1.78 |
18 |
1.48 |
27 |
3.38 |
40 |
3.20 |
40 |
| Istanbul | 1.50 |
36 |
1.38 |
33 |
3.09 |
42 |
2.38 |
43 |
| Jakarta | 1.08 |
53 |
0.94 |
57 |
0.78 |
68 |
0.75 |
68 |
| Johannesburg | 1.15 |
51 |
1.08 |
51 |
4.51 |
35 |
3.42 |
38 |
| Kiev | 0.99 |
59 |
0.86 |
66 |
1.19 |
62 |
1.06 |
62 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 0.69 |
71 |
0.67 |
71 |
1.94 |
53 |
1.72 |
50 |
| Lima | 0.88 |
67 |
0.89 |
64 |
1.69 |
57 |
1.45 |
55 |
| Lisbon | 1.51 |
35 |
1.31 |
38 |
4.10 |
37 |
3.54 |
37 |
| Ljubljana | 1.19 |
49 |
1.16 |
44 |
3.86 |
39 |
2.60 |
42 |
| London | 2.57 |
1 |
2.00 |
2 |
11.01 |
6 |
8.81 |
8 |
| Los Angeles | 1.97 |
10 |
1.66 |
15 |
10.65 |
11 |
8.90 |
7 |
| Luxembourg | 1.87 |
13 |
1.69 |
13 |
10.37 |
15 |
9.00 |
6 |
| Lyon | 1.61 |
31 |
1.58 |
21 |
8.52 |
23 |
6.47 |
25 |
| Madrid | 1.61 |
28 |
1.45 |
31 |
6.65 |
30 |
5.90 |
29 |
| Manama | 1.34 |
43 |
1.16 |
45 |
3.23 |
41 |
3.36 |
39 |
| Manila | 0.86 |
68 |
0.84 |
67 |
0.78 |
69 |
0.72 |
69 |
| Mexico City | 1.20 |
48 |
1.10 |
50 |
1.35 |
60 |
1.29 |
58 |
| Miami | 1.72 |
22 |
1.57 |
22 |
8.35 |
25 |
6.79 |
22 |
| Milan | 1.67 |
26 |
1.50 |
25 |
6.93 |
28 |
5.50 |
30 |
| Montreal | 1.74 |
21 |
1.58 |
20 |
9.15 |
22 |
7.09 |
20 |
| Moscow | 1.39 |
40 |
1.19 |
41 |
2.46 |
48 |
2.33 |
45 |
| Mumbai | 1.01 |
57 |
0.70 |
70 |
0.86 |
67 |
0.80 |
67 |
| Munich | 1.74 |
20 |
1.60 |
17 |
10.48 |
13 |
7.75 |
14 |
| Nairobi | 0.97 |
62 |
0.88 |
65 |
1.15 |
63 |
1.02 |
63 |
| New York | 2.44 |
2 |
1.81 |
7 |
12.35 |
5 |
9.17 |
5 |
| Nicosia | 1.61 |
29 |
1.35 |
34 |
6.84 |
29 |
6.38 |
26 |
| Oslo | 2.31 |
3 |
2.20 |
1 |
14.44 |
2 |
10.17 |
3 |
| Paris | 1.90 |
11 |
1.73 |
11 |
8.46 |
24 |
6.31 |
27 |
| Prague | 1.04 |
55 |
0.97 |
55 |
3.01 |
44 |
2.37 |
44 |
| Riga | 0.98 |
60 |
0.95 |
56 |
1.78 |
55 |
1.40 |
57 |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1.34 |
42 |
1.17 |
43 |
2.30 |
50 |
1.94 |
48 |
| Rome | 1.65 |
27 |
1.47 |
29 |
5.80 |
31 |
4.56 |
32 |
| Santiago de Chile | 1.32 |
44 |
1.14 |
48 |
2.62 |
45 |
2.23 |
46 |
| Sao Paulo | 1.31 |
45 |
1.18 |
42 |
3.05 |
43 |
2.66 |
41 |
| Seoul | 1.80 |
16 |
1.55 |
24 |
5.46 |
32 |
4.42 |
34 |
| Shanghai | 0.96 |
65 |
0.91 |
60 |
1.42 |
59 |
1.20 |
60 |
| Singapore | 1.53 |
34 |
1.39 |
32 |
3.99 |
38 |
3.57 |
36 |
| Sofia | 0.98 |
61 |
0.91 |
61 |
1.15 |
64 |
0.94 |
66 |
| Stockholm | 1.85 |
14 |
1.77 |
9 |
9.96 |
16 |
7.06 |
21 |
| Sydney | 1.68 |
24 |
1.45 |
30 |
9.21 |
20 |
7.30 |
18 |
| Taipei | 1.40 |
39 |
1.25 |
40 |
4.38 |
36 |
3.97 |
35 |
| Tallinn | 1.19 |
50 |
1.12 |
49 |
2.53 |
46 |
2.03 |
47 |
| Tel Aviv | 1.35 |
41 |
1.25 |
39 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
| Tokyo | 2.28 |
4 |
1.93 |
5 |
9.63 |
18 |
8.02 |
12 |
| Toronto | 1.74 |
19 |
1.60 |
16 |
9.16 |
21 |
7.38 |
17 |
| Vienna | 1.80 |
15 |
1.72 |
12 |
9.72 |
17 |
7.45 |
16 |
| Vilnius | 0.92 |
66 |
0.89 |
63 |
1.96 |
52 |
1.41 |
56 |
| Warsaw | 1.21 |
47 |
1.15 |
46 |
2.38 |
49 |
1.69 |
53 |
| Zurich | 2.13 |
5 |
1.94 |
4 |
14.21 |
3 |
11.39 |
1 |