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Al-farwaniyah vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Al-farwaniyah is 12.0% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% more in Al-farwaniyah
Groceries: pay 26.4% less in Al-farwaniyah
Transportation: pay 10.9% less in Al-farwaniyah
Housing: pay 18.8% more in Al-farwaniyah
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Al-farwaniyah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% more in Al-farwaniyah
Clothing: pay 20.1% less in Al-farwaniyah

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

Al-farwaniyah vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al-farwaniyah instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 14.8% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Al-farwaniyah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$6.54 KWD2.000	+111.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$4.91 KWD1.500	-20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.56 KWD0.170	-28.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.33 KWD0.100	-1.9%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 26.4% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Al-farwaniyah
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.32 KWD0.400	-8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$2.04 KWD0.630	-76.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$4.02 KWD1.230	-44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$1.94 KWD0.600	-14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$3.21 KWD0.980	+132.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.70 KWD0.220	-55.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.59 KWD0.180	-27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.41 KWD0.120	-60.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.45 KWD0.140	-47.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.33 KWD0.100	-53.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.43 KWD0.130	-34.5%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 10.9% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Al-farwaniyah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$1.21 KWD0.370	-74.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$32.70 KWD10.020	-12.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$19,621.95 KWD6,012.360	-47.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$22.07 KWD6.760	+89.9%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 18.8% more for housing

	Bangkok	Al-farwaniyah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$29.07 KWD8.910	+71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$588.66 KWD180.370	-12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$490.55 KWD150.310	+52.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$43.76 KWD13.410	-36.3%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Al-farwaniyah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$104.65 KWD32.070	-82.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$4,578.46 KWD1,402.880	-65.7%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Al-farwaniyah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$3.27 KWD1.000	+17.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.94 KWD0.900	+15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$2.94 KWD0.900	-33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$65.41 KWD20.040	+28.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$11.45 KWD3.510	+42.0%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 20.1% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Al-farwaniyah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$39.65 KWD12.150	-32.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$37.61 KWD11.520	-1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$85.03 KWD26.050	-18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$65.41 KWD20.040	-28.5%
Average			-20.1%

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