{"id":80677,"date":"2020-09-25T11:58:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T11:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.expatinfodesk.com\/?page_id=80677"},"modified":"2021-08-20T08:10:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T08:10:43","slug":"cost-of-living","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/bangkok\/cost-of-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost of living &#8211; Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;container&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;three-top-tips&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599875304748{margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;border-right-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"page-header\" style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">\n<h2>Cost of Living Guide<\/h2>\n<p>Average monthly budget for a family with two children at school:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From 10,800 Baht (Studio apartment at the outskirts of the CBD) to 50,000-100,000 Baht (3 Bed Room Apartment in the CBD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Utilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Electricity: 6,000 Baht monthly for a house with aircon on most of the time, more for a large house. 3,500 for a large condo or apartment with someone home most of the time.<\/li>\n<li>Water: 100-1000 Baht monthly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Food:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Small Beer in Bar: 60-120 Baht<\/li>\n<li>1.5 liter of bottled water: 15 Baht<\/li>\n<li>Mid-range bottle of foreign wine in supermarket: 600 Baht<\/li>\n<li>Bottle of Milk (800 ml): 44 baht<\/li>\n<li>Dozen Eggs: 54 Baht<\/li>\n<li>Loaf of Bread: 33.5 Baht<\/li>\n<li>1 Kg of Tomatoes: 50 Baht<\/li>\n<li>1 Kg of Potatoes: 60 Baht<\/li>\n<li>1 Kg Jasmin Rice: 30 Baht<\/li>\n<li>Virgin Olive Oil: 200 Baht<\/li>\n<li>Instant Coffe Large: 50 Baht<\/li>\n<li>1 Kg of Oranges: 67.50 Baht<\/li>\n<li>Can of Coke: 16 Baht<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Transport<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Taxi: 35 Baht starting cost. 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