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)
2023 123.81 918.77 206.84
2022 91.49 1000.98 185.54
2021 78.63 815.45 199.77
2020 76.39 859.82 175.54
2019 78.93 875.89 174.58
2018 90.59 892.71 188.09
2017 73.82 804.67 174.96
2016 69.07 811.25 168.22
2015 67.81 806.72 159.07
2014 63.98 652.21 141.97
2013 67.15 664.06 146.17
2012 70.67 650.13 125.38
2011 83.99 625.11 130.74
2010 112.87 583.60 129.38
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)
2023 82.58 128.83 20.63 12.45 84.10
2022 87.78 151.02 17.93 9.63 71.40
2021 80.22 145.44 22.07 9.46 73.56
2020 75.13 142.23 17.34 8.71 67.86
2019 81.02 146.33 17.77 9.39 74.50
2018 86.06 166.65 22.57 11.31 83.26
2017 74.24 144.56 18.84 10.24 75.40
2016 67.85 145.46 18.52 9.66 77.46
2015 64.41 123.10 18.44 9.65 72.11
2014 72.50 116.92 18.81 9.82 68.28
2013 65.03 111.96 20.38 11.55 71.17
2012 69.29 111.23 18.34 9.39 61.90
2011 56.88 90.71 15.75 8.58 66.69
2010 50.02 82.27 19.38 8.75 -

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)
2023 60.48 54.09 74.07 15.44 61.58 127.49
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 57.52 39.50 60.76 18.41 65.83 121.88
2017 55.84 45.96 60.14 17.55 57.50 137.93
2016 53.29 36.69 59.36 18.12 62.65 106.15
2015 55.01 44.16 62.06 16.38 54.16 96.43
2014 48.64 39.50 59.08 16.63 55.00 92.25
2013 49.57 35.08 59.30 16.62 54.67 105.38
2012 58.00 42.25 57.09 18.17 51.11 92.11
2011 50.14 38.67 53.20 15.67 45.02 83.33
2010 53.20 35.53 59.20 14.75 66.67 98.33
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2023 104.32 79.67 53.79 48.24 52.20 62.00 51.53 47.68
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 78.57 38.38 28.17 62.69 50.00 35.44 31.78
2017 104.62 84.23 59.08 42.00 45.76 45.00 57.50 46.27
2016 104.70 73.75 63.11 40.00 47.31 44.38 49.50 45.00
2015 117.77 73.55 50.11 38.50 56.21 46.12 52.18 39.88
2014 105.57 110.83 73.00 40.71 52.50 62.50 - -
2013 77.35 62.38 57.86 38.44 46.50 50.64 - -
2012 69.00 85.14 70.00 32.00 28.33 50.00 - -
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)
2023 877.31 663.89 133.18 110.64 361.04
2022 619.37 730.83 149.20 108.99 410.19
2021 584.18 636.50 130.91 88.81 406.14
2020 662.50 618.75 136.36 77.43 272.65
2019 742.50 791.67 152.00 92.57 374.29
2018 685.71 706.43 148.27 96.92 514.29
2017 739.09 740.20 128.25 127.47 427.28
2016 566.67 675.00 116.93 121.54 349.05
2015 713.85 682.45 94.62 136.94 367.78
2014 631.25 583.33 91.33 127.58 -
2013 571.43 662.50 90.56 124.45 -
2012 576.00 599.89 85.50 100.00 -
2011 300.00 633.33 76.40 94.23 -
2010 550.00 587.25 76.50 118.50 -

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
2023 24617.65 11557.75 58620.00 28718.42
2022 21009.82 10013.51 61551.82 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 22337.44 10597.80 67918.03 30166.67
2017 21263.16 9715.80 66650.86 29202.57
2016 20810.55 8794.70 65442.94 29412.48
2015 21029.41 9300.00 68705.90 26027.08
2014 19344.97 11600.00 55500.00 29857.14
2013 23308.76 11750.00 63041.22 30200.00
2012 20276.11 10601.25 57093.82 25809.12
2011 16599.85 8218.54 43190.41 25171.35
2010 18000.00 13333.33 76666.67 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
2023 190000.00 82798.47
2022 197250.00 91176.47
2021 174210.53 85875.00
2020 170666.67 75588.24
2019 172271.74 79516.13
2018 156657.89 76461.54
2017 140512.08 68529.41
2016 143750.00 66650.00
2015 147000.00 71923.08
2014 115000.00 66875.00
2013 112692.31 75500.00
2012 121875.00 57743.25
2011 143063.72 47228.54
2010 80000.00 53819.55

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2023 22598.67
2022 22434.01
2021 25641.00
2020 21198.40
2019 23512.06
2018 25642.86
2017 25267.69
2016 27849.94
2015 24046.35
2014 25166.67
2013 23341.61
2012 20867.30
2011 24000.00
2010 6500.00

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2023 42.83 40.59
2022 41.95 40.25
2021 43.32 31.46
2020 34.38 26.85
2019 36.14 30.65
2018 34.95 30.95
2017 37.64 29.12
2016 34.16 27.08
2015 29.67 30.43
2014 25.33 39.78
2013 25.10 39.18
2012 21.33 40.33
2011 23.34 37.51
2010 23.81 34.00
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2023 1862.50
2022 1300.00
2021 1532.00
2020 1280.67
2019 1231.20
2018 1073.70
2017 1108.50
2016 1253.57
2015 1156.19
2014 883.33
2013 966.18
2012 793.33
2011 933.33
2010 900.00

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2023 6.17
2022 5.37
2021 5.56
2020 5.14
2019 5.71
2018 5.26
2017 5.34
2016 5.53
2015 5.89
2014 6.17
2013 6.22
2012 7.04
2011 6.00
2010 5.00

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data
2023 3251.04 572.91 469.84
2022 2771.31 544.81 -
2021 2524.84 579.93 -
2020 2976.77 645.70 -
2019 3034.58 712.26 -
2018 2724.08 776.87 -
2017 2843.87 730.25 -
2016 2749.24 618.20 -
2015 3430.69 631.02 -
2014 4417.79 704.81 -
2013 3466.45 635.82 -
2012 2615.65 710.54 -
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
2023 2153.84 450.11 267.31
2022 1904.55 338.89 269.33
2021 1987.96 341.11 233.60
2020 2093.68 260.00 226.32
2019 2183.80 277.78 242.36
2018 2343.48 338.80 218.04
2017 2437.27 387.50 208.89
2016 2320.25 246.00 201.00
2015 2133.30 283.33 189.11
2014 1758.33 370.00 173.89
2013 2270.82 383.33 184.48
2012 1730.37 423.33 179.33
2011 2000.00 - 141.04
2010 772.48 119.52 210.78

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
2023 1969.58 1371.95 3708.50 3000.00
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 1927.06 1209.07 3284.84 2985.17
2017 2051.31 1255.52 3352.29 3072.38
2016 2183.20 1201.11 3060.58 2720.00
2015 2292.85 1608.82 3292.31 2563.64
2014 2386.22 1556.67 2907.14 2800.00
2013 2016.67 1632.33 3015.14 3207.97
2012 2567.21 1643.33 3873.75 4011.25
2011 1284.75 1750.00 2997.00 2625.00
2010 1500.00 1500.00 2766.67 2000.00
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