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Abbottabad vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Abbottabad is 57.6% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 38.9% less in Abbottabad
Groceries: pay 62.1% less in Abbottabad
Transportation: pay 43.8% less in Abbottabad
Housing: pay 55.6% less in Abbottabad
Childcare: pay 95.1% less in Abbottabad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.8% less in Abbottabad
Clothing: pay 66.2% less in Abbottabad

Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Abbottabad.

Abbottabad vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.9% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Abbottabad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$1.77 PKR498.15	-43.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$4.95 PKR1,394.83	-20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$0.32 PKR89.67	-59.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$0.22 PKR63.10	-32.8%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 62.1% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Abbottabad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$0.67 PKR188.43	-53.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$1.77 PKR498.15	-79.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$2.86 PKR804.57	-60.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$1.16 PKR326.79	-49.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$1.04 PKR293.75	-24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$0.40 PKR112.98	-74.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$0.34 PKR97.16	-57.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$0.36 PKR101.68	-64.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$0.24 PKR66.28	-72.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$0.14 PKR39.17	-80.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$0.22 PKR63.27	-65.4%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 43.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Abbottabad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$3.51 PKR987.71	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$21,219.01 PKR5,977,857.69	-43.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	$4.28 PKR1,205.53	-63.2%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 55.6% less for housing

	Bangkok	Abbottabad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$18.04 PKR5,081.18	+6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	$35.37 PKR9,963.10	-94.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	-93.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$40.57 PKR11,428.26	-40.9%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 95.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Abbottabad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$35.37 PKR9,963.10	-94.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$530.48 PKR149,446.44	-96.0%
Average			-95.1%

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pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Abbottabad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$3.01 PKR846.86	+7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$1.41 PKR398.52	-44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$1.77 PKR498.15	-59.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	$17.68 PKR4,981.55	-65.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	-47.4%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 66.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Abbottabad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$8.84 PKR2,490.77	-85.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$7.07 PKR1,992.62	-81.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$91.73 PKR25,841.78	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$12.38 PKR3,487.08	-86.5%
Average			-66.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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