Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Bali Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 9.6% more expensive than Bali.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 2.6% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 27.7% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.1% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 40.5% more in Bangkok

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Bangkok are more expensive than in Bali. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. Bali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1% more for restaurants

	Bali	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$2.97 THB98.83	+6.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 IDR85,746.34	$6.98 THB232.24	+47.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 IDR25,445.05	$0.65 THB21.64	-53.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 IDR12,087.62	$0.35 THB11.72	-47.4%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 2.6% more for groceries

	Bali	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 IDR38,713.47	$1.48 THB49.16	-31.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.31 IDR150K	$8.63 THB287.02	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 IDR101K	$7.27 THB241.89	+30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 IDR36,367.53	$2.56 THB85.32	+27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.69 IDR30,566.05	$1.63 THB54.28	-3.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 IDR28,033.46	$1.77 THB58.85	+13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR12,214.68	$0.81 THB26.83	+19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 IDR17,971.05	$1.24 THB41.35	+24.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 IDR15,297.07	$0.87 THB29.09	+3.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 IDR14,333.29	$0.78 THB26.00	-1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 IDR18,482.84	$0.69 THB23.01	-32.4%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Bali	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.25 IDR58,600.20	$5.32 THB176.90	+63.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.10 IDR146K	$34.98 THB1,163.67	+331.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,199.28 IDR437M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.99 IDR72,046.48	$10.55 THB350.83	+164.3%
Average			+103.8%

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pay 27.7% less for housing

	Bali	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.63 IDR336K	$17.88 THB594.63	-4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$978.18 IDR18M	$675.80 THB22,480.48	-30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$593.00 IDR11M	$346.10 THB11,513.16	-41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.40 IDR1M	$82.03 THB2,728.64	+31.5%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Bali	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$440.88 IDR8M	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+28.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,207.68 IDR94M	$16,500.59 THB549K	+216.9%
Average			+102.1%

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pay 49.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bali	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	$2.67 THB88.94	+19.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 IDR40,649.42	$2.79 THB92.95	+24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 IDR38,333.66	$4.60 THB153.18	+116.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.04 IDR831K	$58.43 THB1,943.57	+26.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 IDR65,570.73	$7.58 THB252.00	+108.6%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 40.5% more for clothing

	Bali	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.44 IDR784K	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+62.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.52 IDR605K	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.00 IDR1M	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.10 IDR1M	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+46.4%
Average			+40.5%

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