Historical Prices in Bangkok

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2022 80.00 1000.00 199.50
2021 67.86 900.00 200.00
2020 70.00 834.54 180.00
2019 60.00 1000.00 177.00
2018 80.00 850.00 190.00
2017 65.00 800.00 162.50
2016 60.00 800.00 160.00
2015 60.00 800.00 150.00
2014 55.00 600.00 150.00
2013 50.00 600.00 147.00
2012 60.00 600.00 120.00
2011 80.00 550.00 125.00
2010 94.30 595.32 120.00
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2022 80.00 150.00 17.93 9.50 71.40
2021 78.96 140.00 22.07 9.16 73.56
2020 62.21 140.00 17.34 8.71 67.86
2019 80.00 150.00 17.77 9.39 74.50
2018 80.00 157.89 20.83 10.65 79.17
2017 70.00 130.00 18.01 9.83 71.40
2016 60.00 150.00 17.77 9.26 74.26
2015 60.00 120.00 17.92 9.22 70.00
2014 70.00 110.00 17.86 9.34 65.00
2013 60.00 105.00 19.41 10.84 67.96
2012 65.00 100.00 18.02 9.12 60.08
2011 57.50 82.50 15.75 8.58 55.04
2010 52.53 60.00 16.00 8.33 -

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2022 57.30 65.08 68.62 16.46 57.52 95.50
2021 55.58 45.80 65.71 17.55 61.40 107.89
2020 50.74 45.94 54.38 15.85 57.30 89.00
2019 53.06 34.22 56.34 17.26 63.81 106.98
2018 53.92 37.64 59.56 17.40 63.64 125.00
2017 52.51 42.89 58.40 16.92 56.76 132.29
2016 50.65 35.42 57.10 17.30 61.56 102.50
2015 52.42 43.37 60.94 16.06 53.65 93.95
2014 47.77 37.64 58.30 16.24 53.33 92.25
2013 47.39 33.43 58.25 15.79 50.71 100.83
2012 56.00 39.71 55.00 17.55 51.11 92.11
2011 50.14 38.00 53.20 15.67 45.02 83.33
2010 53.20 31.05 59.20 14.75 60.00 80.00
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2022 102.38 68.25 56.96 40.50 50.55 54.53 45.64 47.50
2021 108.71 71.96 42.66 36.69 43.42 47.78 61.94 39.06
2020 94.50 63.77 45.77 38.18 39.42 46.92 36.18 41.67
2019 86.47 75.25 47.40 35.83 35.87 45.94 41.67 49.00
2018 119.62 71.67 38.38 28.17 57.92 46.43 35.44 29.50
2017 101.67 81.25 56.73 40.00 40.67 42.44 55.45 44.90
2016 99.78 71.36 61.00 38.75 46.25 44.38 48.33 44.29
2015 107.50 70.90 50.11 33.89 53.93 42.71 49.50 39.88
2014 101.50 103.00 73.00 39.17 51.67 59.00 - -
2013 77.35 60.42 56.25 38.44 45.00 48.12 - -
2012 62.00 74.33 60.00 32.00 27.50 45.00 - -
2011 64.20 84.20 36.50 10.00 - - - -
2010 - - - - - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2022 619.37 700.00 150.00 108.99 410.19
2021 584.18 650.00 145.00 88.81 406.14
2020 662.50 675.00 145.00 77.43 272.65
2019 742.50 800.00 160.00 92.57 374.29
2018 633.33 700.00 145.00 94.82 500.00
2017 712.00 700.00 125.00 122.94 406.25
2016 480.00 700.00 120.00 115.00 328.57
2015 690.00 600.00 93.50 133.24 367.78
2014 631.25 600.00 90.00 124.09 -
2013 500.00 600.00 90.00 119.40 -
2012 576.00 600.00 85.00 100.00 -
2011 300.00 600.00 78.00 90.00 -
2010 550.00 499.00 78.00 118.50 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2022 21009.82 10013.51 64754.23 32181.82
2021 18750.00 9419.35 76846.15 33772.73
2020 20622.22 10178.57 60234.12 26440.00
2019 21361.45 10654.93 63554.94 28964.29
2018 21481.18 10271.71 66456.14 29010.64
2017 20603.77 9266.08 63946.87 27379.79
2016 20011.47 8488.89 63348.57 28213.44
2015 20161.29 8765.62 65864.27 24862.67
2014 19791.36 10833.33 53821.43 28307.69
2013 22627.56 11090.91 60203.46 29500.00
2012 19528.12 10181.82 52803.20 25809.12
2011 15000.00 8218.54 43190.41 25171.35
2010 16666.67 12500.00 55000.00 26366.67

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2022 197250.00 91176.47
2021 174210.53 85875.00
2020 170666.67 75588.24
2019 172271.74 79516.13
2018 151142.86 74500.00
2017 136240.45 67187.50
2016 139722.22 65166.67
2015 143214.29 69583.33
2014 111875.00 65000.00
2013 109583.33 73888.89
2012 121875.00 55992.29
2011 143063.72 47228.54
2010 80000.00 53819.55

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2022 22434.01
2021 25641.00
2020 21198.40
2019 23512.06
2018 24588.89
2017 24382.93
2016 26471.15
2015 23221.97
2014 23392.86
2013 22897.72
2012 20867.30
2011 19500.00
2010 6500.00

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2022 44.00 40.25
2021 44.00 31.46
2020 32.00 26.85
2019 36.50 30.65
2018 35.00 30.58
2017 38.47 28.81
2016 35.00 26.60
2015 30.00 29.98
2014 25.00 39.33
2013 25.00 38.90
2012 20.00 40.14
2011 22.50 36.26
2010 22.62 32.00
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2022 1250.00
2021 1450.00
2020 1300.00
2019 1300.00
2018 1050.00
2017 1020.00
2016 1250.00
2015 1200.00
2014 900.00
2013 1000.00
2012 700.00
2011 900.00
2010 900.00

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2022 5.37
2021 5.56
2020 5.14
2019 5.71
2018 5.17
2017 5.25
2016 5.45
2015 5.81
2014 5.94
2013 6.22
2012 6.45
2011 5.67
2010 5.00

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
2022 2771.31 544.81
2021 2524.84 579.93
2020 2976.77 645.70
2019 3034.58 712.26
2018 2615.15 758.93
2017 2740.45 709.32
2016 2646.93 611.90
2015 3312.76 625.85
2014 4166.15 676.93
2013 3187.99 624.40
2012 2522.22 694.75
2011 2457.50 612.00
2010 3288.17 564.77

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2022 1904.55 338.89 270.00
2021 1987.96 341.11 250.00
2020 2093.68 260.00 240.00
2019 2183.80 277.78 250.00
2018 2281.37 330.74 200.00
2017 2392.84 377.27 200.00
2016 2261.98 228.89 200.00
2015 2071.39 256.25 180.00
2014 1666.67 370.00 170.00
2013 2134.24 - 180.00
2012 1730.37 423.33 180.00
2011 2000.00 - 150.00
2010 772.48 119.52 141.17

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2022 1894.44 1442.00 3312.00 4024.94
2021 2008.69 1049.26 2840.91 2823.81
2020 1727.27 1042.33 2851.72 2560.53
2019 1942.76 1216.34 3086.62 2994.83
2018 1846.67 1147.04 3180.68 2910.00
2017 1981.04 1221.22 3289.61 3003.67
2016 2112.17 1149.20 2965.62 2608.70
2015 2219.04 1584.38 3233.33 2519.05
2014 2293.41 1470.91 2823.08 2777.78
2013 1936.36 1590.00 2956.66 3090.91
2012 2519.12 1643.33 3714.29 3727.14
2011 879.67 1750.00 2997.00 2333.33
2010 1500.00 1500.00 2000.00 2000.00
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