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Bat Yam vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Bat Yam is 99.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Bat Yam
Groceries: pay 53.4% more in Bat Yam
Transportation: pay 54.1% more in Bat Yam
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Bat Yam
Childcare: pay 18.3% more in Bat Yam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.5% more in Bat Yam
Clothing: pay 46.1% more in Bat Yam

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Bat Yam are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bat Yam.

Bat Yam vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bat Yam instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Bat Yam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$16.41 ₪52.88	+429.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$17.90 ₪57.69	+188.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$2.63 ₪8.46	+231.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$1.49 ₪4.81	+347.5%
Average			+299.2%

Bangkok vs. Bat Yam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.4% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Bat Yam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$3.95 ₪12.74	+174.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$7.57 ₪24.40	-11.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$8.28 ₪26.70	+14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$4.48 ₪14.45	+96.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$5.25 ₪16.92	+280.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$1.46 ₪4.71	-8.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.95 ₪3.05	+16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$0.95 ₪3.05	-7.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$1.12 ₪3.60	+30.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.67 ₪2.16	-6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.70 ₪2.27	+8.4%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 54.1% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Bat Yam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$8.12 ₪26.18	+73.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	$77.57 ₪249.99	+108.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$41,766.11 ₪134,610.29	+12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$14.26 ₪45.96	+22.6%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Bat Yam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$30.80 ₪99.28	+82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$1,193.32 ₪3,846.01	+76.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$1,073.99 ₪3,461.41	+233.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$157.25 ₪506.82	+128.9%
Average			+130.4%

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pay 18.3% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Bat Yam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$1,024.26 ₪3,301.16	+68.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$9,143.79 ₪29,470.04	-31.5%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 93.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Bat Yam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$7.91 ₪25.48	+183.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$4.00 ₪12.88	+57.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$11.93 ₪38.46	+171.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$50.14 ₪161.59	-1.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$12.68 ₪40.86	+57.3%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 46.1% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Bat Yam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$99.44 ₪320.50	+69.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$54.69 ₪176.28	+43.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$124.30 ₪400.63	+19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$139.22 ₪448.70	+52.2%
Average			+46.1%

Bangkok vs. Bat Yam - Cost of clothing

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