Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Kazakhstan

Almaty vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Almaty is 6.2% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Almaty
Groceries: pay 16.3% less in Almaty
Transportation: pay 39.6% less in Almaty
Housing: pay 22.4% more in Almaty
Childcare: pay 22.9% less in Almaty
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% more in Almaty
Clothing: pay 28.8% more in Almaty

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

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Almaty vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Almaty
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.72	$13.42 KZT6,078.37	+351.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.34	$8.95 KZT4,052.25	+28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$1.36 KZT614.98	+108.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$0.91 KZT410.59	+157.3%
Average			+154.4%

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pay 16.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Almaty
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.61	$0.94 KZT424.89	-36.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.61	$6.46 KZT2,923.33	-25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.07	$6.48 KZT2,936.59	-10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.09	$2.45 KZT1,109.14	-4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.77	$3.09 KZT1,400.54	+89.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.39	$0.86 KZT387.44	-51.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.07	$1.06 KZT481.32	+31.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.72	$1.37 KZT621.11	+10.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.35	$1.34 KZT604.89	+52.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.23	$0.35 KZT160.48	-54.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.26 KZT119.16	-62.0%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 39.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Almaty
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.50	$2.64 KZT1,197.33	-50.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.17	$22.15 KZT10,029.31	-36.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$22,370.46 KZT10M	-28.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.00	$6.71 KZT3,039.19	-36.4%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 22.4% more for housing

	Bangkok	Almaty
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.00	$18.11 KZT8,201.75	+1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,683.32	$802.28 KZT363K	+18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,617.04	$513.47 KZT233K	+48.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.26	$69.56 KZT31,502.48	-15.2%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 22.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Almaty
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,075.51	$456.34 KZT207K	-19.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$12,216.13 KZT6M	-26.0%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Almaty
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.75	$3.24 KZT1,468.94	+21.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.79	$3.30 KZT1,496.57	+18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.56	$2.63 KZT1,190.35	-42.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.10	$70.49 KZT31,922.00	+20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.28	$6.71 KZT3,039.19	-11.4%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 28.8% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Almaty
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,374.76	$96.07 KZT43,505.37	+35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.24	$47.45 KZT21,486.00	+10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,257.43	$145.68 KZT65,972.03	+50.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,689.53	$134.22 KZT60,783.71	+22.1%
Average			+28.8%

Bangkok vs. Almaty - Cost of clothing

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