Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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United States

Bloomington vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Bloomington is 66.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Bloomington
Groceries: pay 25.3% more in Bloomington
Transportation: pay 11.4% less in Bloomington
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Bloomington
Childcare: pay 74.4% more in Bloomington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.6% more in Bloomington
Clothing: pay 22.5% less in Bloomington

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

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Bloomington vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Bloomington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$15.00	+404.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$10.00	+43.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$2.12	+226.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$1.54	+336.0%
Average			+206.5%

Bangkok vs. Bloomington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.3% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Bloomington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$3.28	+121.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$6.40	-25.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$2.92	-59.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$3.75	+46.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$2.70	+65.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$2.00	+13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.57	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$1.50	+20.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$2.13	+143.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$1.17	+49.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$1.46	+111.7%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 11.4% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Bloomington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$3.54	-33.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$30.11	-13.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$36,168.00	+15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$12.20	+15.7%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Bloomington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$64.06	+258.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$1,482.50	+119.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$1,286.25	+271.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$114.78	+39.9%
Average			+159.5%

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pay 74.4% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Bloomington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$1,462.50	+157.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$19,510.00	+18.2%
Average			+74.4%

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pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Bloomington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$5.17	+93.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$4.96	+77.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$10.40	+125.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$39.99	-31.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$11.99	+58.3%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 22.5% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Bloomington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$45.31	-36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$42.50	-1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$67.50	-30.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$90.00	-18.1%
Average			-22.5%

Bangkok vs. Bloomington - Cost of clothing

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