Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Moldova

Balti vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Balti is 23.9% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Balti
Groceries: pay 40.3% less in Balti
Transportation: pay 17.8% less in Balti
Housing: pay 19.3% less in Balti
Childcare: pay 75.0% less in Balti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.2% less in Balti
Clothing: pay 39.7% less in Balti

Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Balti. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Balti.

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Balti vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Balti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.74	$8.41 MDL150.88	+183.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.40	$10.52 MDL188.60	+50.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$1.08 MDL19.45	+66.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$0.67 MDL12.07	+91.0%
Average			+107.0%

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pay 40.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Balti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.62	$0.48 MDL8.55	-67.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.68	$3.37 MDL60.35	-61.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.13	$4.67 MDL83.77	-35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.12	$2.22 MDL39.83	-13.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.78	$2.12 MDL38.01	+29.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.40	$0.46 MDL8.21	-74.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.08	$1.02 MDL18.25	+26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.73	$0.84 MDL15.03	-32.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.36	$1.05 MDL18.91	+20.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.24	$0.34 MDL6.02	-57.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.23 MDL4.11	-66.9%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 17.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Balti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.55	$6.01 MDL107.72	+13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.47	$16.83 MDL301.76	-51.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$33,658.64 MDL604K	+7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.09	$4.82 MDL86.51	-54.3%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 19.3% less for housing

	Bangkok	Balti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.15	$11.22 MDL201.18	-37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,689.17	$392.43 MDL7,036.52	-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,620.04	$280.49 MDL5,029.40	-19.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.97	$171.59 MDL3,076.81	+109.2%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 75.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Balti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,080.44	$112.20 MDL2,011.76	-80.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$5,236.33 MDL93,891.86	-68.3%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Balti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.77	$1.12 MDL20.12	-58.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.81	$1.74 MDL31.18	-37.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.60	$3.37 MDL60.35	-26.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.61	$36.46 MDL653.82	-37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.34	$7.57 MDL135.79
Average			-34.2%

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pay 39.7% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Balti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,375.38	$44.88 MDL804.70	-36.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.62	$33.66 MDL603.53	-21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,258.27	$56.10 MDL1,005.88	-42.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,690.49	$50.49 MDL905.29	-54.1%
Average			-39.7%

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