Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Almaty Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 5.9% cheaper than Almaty.

Restaurants: pay 60.7% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 19.4% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 65.5% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 18.3% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 29.7% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 22.3% less in Bangkok

The cost of transportation, childcare, and groceries in Bangkok are more expensive than in Almaty. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. Almaty Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Almaty, you would:

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pay 60.7% less for restaurants

	Almaty	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.42 KZT6,078.37	$2.97 THB99.72	-77.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 KZT4,052.25	$6.98 THB234.34	-22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 KZT614.98	$0.65 THB21.84	-52.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KZT410.59	$0.35 THB11.83	-61.1%
Average			-60.7%

Almaty vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.4% more for groceries

	Almaty	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 KZT424.89	$1.48 THB49.61	+57.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.46 KZT2,923.33	$8.63 THB289.61	+33.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.48 KZT2,936.59	$7.27 THB244.07	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 KZT1,109.14	$2.56 THB86.09	+4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 KZT1,400.54	$1.63 THB54.77	-47.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT387.44	$1.77 THB59.39	+106.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 KZT481.32	$0.81 THB27.07	-24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 KZT621.11	$1.24 THB41.72	-9.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 KZT604.89	$0.87 THB29.35	-34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 KZT160.48	$0.78 THB26.23	+120.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 KZT119.16	$0.69 THB23.22	+162.9%
Average			+19.4%

Almaty vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.5% more for transportation

	Almaty	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.64 KZT1,197.33	$5.32 THB178.50	+101.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.15 KZT10,029.31	$34.98 THB1,174.17	+58.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,370.46 KZT10M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.71 KZT3,039.19	$10.55 THB354.00	+57.1%
Average			+65.5%

Almaty vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.3% less for housing

	Almaty	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.11 KZT8,201.75	$17.88 THB600.00	-1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$802.28 KZT363K	$675.80 THB22,683.32	-15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$513.47 KZT233K	$346.10 THB11,617.04	-32.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.56 KZT31,502.48	$82.03 THB2,753.26	+17.9%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 29.7% more for childcare

	Almaty	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$456.34 KZT207K	$568.31 THB19,075.51	+24.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,216.13 KZT6M	$16,500.59 THB554K	+35.1%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Almaty	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 KZT1,468.94	$2.67 THB89.75	-17.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.30 KZT1,496.57	$2.79 THB93.79	-15.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.63 KZT1,190.35	$4.60 THB154.56	+75.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.49 KZT31,922.00	$58.43 THB1,961.10	-17.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.71 KZT3,039.19	$7.58 THB254.28	+12.9%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 22.3% less for clothing

	Almaty	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.07 KZT43,505.37	$70.75 THB2,374.76	-26.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.45 KZT21,486.00	$42.94 THB1,441.24	-9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.68 KZT65,972.03	$97.05 THB3,257.43	-33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.22 KZT60,783.71	$109.92 THB3,689.53	-18.1%
Average			-22.3%

Almaty vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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