Cost of living comparison
compared to
Barueri vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary
Barueri is 0.2% cheaper than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 86.0% more in Barueri
- Groceries
-
pay 4.0% less in Barueri
- Transportation
-
pay 12.1% less in Barueri
- Housing
-
pay 5.6% less in Barueri
- Childcare
-
pay 34.6% less in Barueri
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.6% less in Barueri
- Clothing
-
pay 5.5% less in Barueri
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Barueri. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Barueri.
Barueri vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Barueri instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 86.0% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Barueri
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.10
THB98.65
|
$6.52
R$35.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.20
THB197.30
|
$7.45
R$40.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
THB25.19
|
$1.21
R$6.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB10.61
|
$0.87
R$4.72
|
|
Bangkok vs. Barueri - Cost of restaurants
pay 4.0% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Barueri
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
THB45.81
|
$1.74
R$9.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.50
THB270.59
|
$5.88
R$31.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.23
THB230.01
|
$3.98
R$21.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
THB72.68
|
$2.66
R$14.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.38
THB43.91
|
$2.09
R$11.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
THB50.61
|
$1.28
R$6.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB25.98
|
$0.85
R$4.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB32.56
|
$0.74
R$4.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
THB27.13
|
$0.88
R$4.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
THB22.92
|
$0.66
R$3.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
THB20.65
|
$0.59
R$3.20
|
|
Bangkok vs. Barueri - Cost of groceries
pay 12.1% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Barueri
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
THB149.30
|
$4.22
R$22.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.21
THB1,183.78
|
$51.06
R$277.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,206.42
THB1,183,775.25
|
$22,360.53
R$121,627.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.63
THB369.93
|
$7.45
R$40.54
|
|
Bangkok vs. Barueri - Cost of transportation
pay 5.6% less for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Barueri
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.91
THB537.90
|
$20.82
R$113.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$675.06
THB21,477.90
|
$509.32
R$2,770.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.97
THB10,243.81
|
$360.25
R$1,959.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.69
THB2,185.37
|
$46.29
R$251.79
|
|
Bangkok vs. Barueri - Cost of housing
pay 34.6% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Barueri
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$609.37
THB19,388.11
|
$484.48
R$2,635.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,346.39
THB424,634.53
|
$6,834.87
R$37,177.58
|
|
Bangkok vs. Barueri - Cost of childcare
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Barueri
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
THB88.78
|
$2.24
R$12.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
THB80.83
|
$1.96
R$10.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.40
THB139.83
|
$2.63
R$14.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.03
THB1,623.73
|
$26.03
R$141.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
THB256.48
|
$8.39
R$45.61
|
|
Bangkok vs. Barueri - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 5.5% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Barueri
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.81
THB1,870.97
|
$54.85
R$298.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.03
THB1,210.07
|
$45.57
R$247.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.24
THB3,316.45
|
$87.31
R$474.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.47
THB2,910.11
|
$74.26
R$403.92
|
|
Bangkok vs. Barueri - Cost of clothing
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