Bangkok Index:
Cost of Living
2019 Rankings
MARKETS (prices in USD equivalent)
$6.44
Milk (1 gallon, regular)
$0.60
White rice (1 lb)
$2.53
Eggs (1 dozen)
$9.08
Local cheese (1 lb)
$1.37
Apples (1 lb)
$0.28
Water (12 oz bottle) QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX (ranking out of 250 total cities)
232
QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX (breakdown)
Quality of Life Index is an estimation of overall quality of life which takes into account purchasing power index, pollution index, house price to income ratio, cost of living index, safety index, health care index, traffic commute time index and climate index.
THAI AIRWAYS SENIOR EXECUTIVE ANNUAL SALARY
4065000 BHT
(128,636.93USD) TAXI DRIVER ANNUAL SALARY
146000 BHT
(4,620.17USD) As of January 2020, the average wage in Bangkok was 20,854 baht per month according to the National Statistical Office. Real wages in Thailand as a whole have dropped from 19,107 baht (604.64USD) per month in December 2016 to 15,337 baht (485.34USD) in December 2019.1“Average wage classified by industry (ISIC Rev.4) in Bangkok”, Bank of Thailand, National Statistical Office [March 12, 2020]; “Thailand – Real Wages & Salaries”, Moody’s Analytics [April 23, 2020].
SOURCES: numbeo.com, Thai Airways annual report 2018, Thailand Development Research Institute, globalpropertyguide.com
