Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bangkok vs. Araraquara Cost of Living Summary
Bangkok is 60.4% more expensive than Araraquara.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.2% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 90.1% more in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 45.1% more in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 81.5% more in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 88.2% more in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 31.4% more in Bangkok
The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and clothing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Araraquara. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.
Bangkok vs. Araraquara Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Araraquara, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
|
Araraquara
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
R$27.87
|
$3.10
THB98.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.52
R$35.47
|
$6.20
THB197.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
R$5.74
|
$0.79
THB25.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
R$4.05
|
$0.33
THB10.61
|
|
Araraquara vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants
pay 90.1% more for groceries
|
Araraquara
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
R$6.59
|
$1.44
THB45.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R$17.23
|
$8.50
THB270.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
R$17.51
|
$7.23
THB230.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
R$12.36
|
$2.28
THB72.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
R$7.82
|
$1.38
THB43.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
R$3.22
|
$1.59
THB50.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
R$2.13
|
$0.82
THB25.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.39
R$2.14
|
$1.02
THB32.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$2.95
|
$0.85
THB27.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
R$2.00
|
$0.72
THB22.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
R$1.84
|
$0.65
THB20.65
|
|
Araraquara vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries
pay 45.1% more for transportation
|
Araraquara
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.04
R$21.98
|
$4.69
THB149.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.22
R$131.76
|
$37.21
THB1,183.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,428.84
R$116,560.02
|
$37,206.42
THB1,183,775.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.49
R$46.17
|
$11.63
THB369.93
|
|
Araraquara vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Araraquara
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.77
R$91.22
|
$16.91
THB537.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.63
R$1,140.26
|
$675.06
THB21,477.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.09
R$734.83
|
$321.97
THB10,243.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.97
R$179.34
|
$68.69
THB2,185.37
|
|
Araraquara vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing
pay 81.5% more for childcare
|
Araraquara
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.36
R$1,976.45
|
$609.37
THB19,388.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,834.87
R$37,177.58
|
$13,346.39
THB424,634.53
|
|
Araraquara vs. Bangkok - Cost of childcare
pay 88.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Araraquara
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
R$10.14
|
$2.79
THB88.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
R$10.64
|
$2.54
THB80.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
R$10.14
|
$4.40
THB139.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.38
R$132.61
|
$51.03
THB1,623.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.73
R$20.27
|
$8.06
THB256.48
|
|
Araraquara vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 31.4% more for clothing
|
Araraquara
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.48
R$236.50
|
$58.81
THB1,870.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
R$219.61
|
$38.03
THB1,210.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.51
R$481.44
|
$104.24
THB3,316.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.24
R$278.73
|
$91.47
THB2,910.11
|
|
Araraquara vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing
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