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Thailand

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Brazil

Belo Horizonte vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Belo Horizonte is 11.4% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 74.4% more in Belo Horizonte
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in Belo Horizonte
Transportation: pay 1.5% more in Belo Horizonte
Housing: pay 16.6% less in Belo Horizonte
Childcare: pay 17.6% less in Belo Horizonte
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.8% less in Belo Horizonte
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Belo Horizonte

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

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Belo Horizonte vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belo Horizonte instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 74.4% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Belo Horizonte
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.74	$5.97 R$29.79	+101.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.40	$8.96 R$44.68	+28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$1.38 R$6.87	+111.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$0.78 R$3.91	+122.2%
Average			+74.4%

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pay 30.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Belo Horizonte
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.62	$1.79 R$8.95	+21.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.68	$4.86 R$24.23	-43.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.13	$3.65 R$18.20	-49.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.12	$2.26 R$11.25	-12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.78	$1.93 R$9.64	+18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.40	$0.89 R$4.46	-49.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.08	$0.53 R$2.66	-33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.73	$0.55 R$2.75	-55.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.36	$0.73 R$3.65	-16.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.24	$0.51 R$2.52	-35.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.45 R$2.26	-34.6%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 1.5% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Belo Horizonte
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.55	$4.89 R$24.39	-8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.47	$68.69 R$342.55	+96.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$23,669.59 R$118K	-24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.09	$6.95 R$34.67	-34.1%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 16.6% less for housing

	Bangkok	Belo Horizonte
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.15	$21.12 R$105.32	+18.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,689.17	$581.67 R$2,900.93	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,620.04	$286.24 R$1,427.57	-17.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.97	$57.47 R$286.64	-29.9%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 17.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Belo Horizonte
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,080.44	$457.90 R$2,283.68	-19.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$13,909.51 R$69,370.18	-15.7%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Belo Horizonte
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.77	$2.09 R$10.43	-21.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.81	$2.21 R$11.01	-21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.60	$2.48 R$12.39	-46.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.61	$28.37 R$141.49	-51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.34	$7.96 R$39.72	+5.1%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Belo Horizonte
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,375.38	$61.19 R$305.15	-13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.62	$48.57 R$242.22	+13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,258.27	$98.17 R$489.62	+1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,690.49	$71.79 R$358.06	-34.7%
Average			-10.3%

Bangkok vs. Belo Horizonte - Cost of clothing

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