Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Netherlands

Apeldoorn vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Apeldoorn is 83.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Apeldoorn
Groceries: pay 32.4% more in Apeldoorn
Transportation: pay 68.4% more in Apeldoorn
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Apeldoorn
Childcare: pay 11.4% less in Apeldoorn
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.7% more in Apeldoorn
Clothing: pay 4.2% less in Apeldoorn

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

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Apeldoorn vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Apeldoorn
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$21.83 €19.49	+635.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$13.44 €11.99	+92.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$3.64 €3.25	+459.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$3.36 €3.00	+853.2%
Average			+359.2%

Bangkok vs. Apeldoorn - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.4% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Apeldoorn
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$2.25 €2.01	+52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$6.89 €6.15	-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$5.51 €4.92	-24.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$5.22 €4.66	+103.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$6.57 €5.87	+302.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$1.25 €1.12	-29.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$1.12 €1.00	+39.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$0.97 €0.87	-21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$1.98 €1.76	+125.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$0.87 €0.77	+10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$1.04 €0.93	+50.3%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 68.4% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Apeldoorn
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$9.16 €8.18	+72.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$67.18 €59.96	+92.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$41,419.02 €36,968.05	+32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$24.04 €21.45	+127.9%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Apeldoorn
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$55.99 €49.97	+213.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$951.78 €849.50	+40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$1,175.72 €1,049.38	+239.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$235.86 €210.52	+187.5%
Average			+132.0%

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pay 11.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Apeldoorn
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$1,231.71 €1,099.35	+116.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$5,971.92 €5,330.17	-63.8%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Apeldoorn
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$5.88 €5.25	+119.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$4.55 €4.06	+63.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$14.00 €12.49	+204.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$33.59 €29.98	-42.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$15.68 €13.99	+106.9%
Average			+50.7%

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pay 4.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Apeldoorn
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$76.14 €67.96	+7.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$39.19 €34.98	-8.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$89.58 €79.95	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$102.18 €91.20	-7.0%
Average			-4.2%

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