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Boksburg vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Boksburg is 3.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Boksburg
Groceries: pay 13.6% less in Boksburg
Transportation: pay 14.1% less in Boksburg
Housing: pay 35.2% more in Boksburg
Childcare: pay 62.4% less in Boksburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% less in Boksburg
Clothing: pay 11.6% less in Boksburg

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

Boksburg vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Boksburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$11.52 ZAR195.05	+271.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$4.96 ZAR83.87	-20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$1.07 ZAR18.06	+34.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.84 ZAR14.21	+151.9%
Average			+109.6%

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pay 13.6% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Boksburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.06 ZAR17.96	-26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$4.04 ZAR68.38	-52.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$4.70 ZAR79.61	-34.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.48 ZAR41.90	+8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.11 ZAR35.76	+53.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.76 ZAR12.88	-52.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.71 ZAR12.05	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.75 ZAR12.69	-26.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.80 ZAR13.57	-6.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.66 ZAR11.20	-8.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.71 ZAR11.96	+8.9%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 14.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Boksburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$4.99 ZAR84.53	+6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$20,166.39 ZAR341,342.35	-45.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$11.29 ZAR191.15	-2.9%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 35.2% more for housing

	Bangkok	Boksburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$41.82 ZAR707.86	+147.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$307.30 ZAR5,201.41	-54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$340.67 ZAR5,766.25	+5.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$97.62 ZAR1,652.39	+42.1%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 62.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Boksburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$202.82 ZAR3,432.93	-66.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$5,586.09 ZAR94,551.83	-58.1%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Boksburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$2.30 ZAR39.01	-17.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.21 ZAR37.39	-13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$3.17 ZAR53.64	-27.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$28.67 ZAR485.19	-43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$7.78 ZAR131.66	-3.5%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 11.6% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Boksburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$50.50 ZAR854.72	-14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$33.12 ZAR560.68	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$93.15 ZAR1,576.68	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$83.28 ZAR1,409.63	-8.9%
Average			-11.6%

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