Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Montenegro

Budva vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Budva is 25.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Budva
Groceries: pay 21.4% less in Budva
Transportation: pay 8.3% more in Budva
Housing: pay 48.4% more in Budva
Childcare: pay 35.4% less in Budva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% more in Budva
Clothing: pay 26.0% more in Budva

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

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Budva vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Budva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$14.56 €12.99	+390.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$13.44 €11.99	+92.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$2.18 €1.95	+235.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$1.50 €1.34	+325.8%
Average			+235.4%

Bangkok vs. Budva - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.4% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Budva
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$1.08 €0.96	-26.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$4.34 €3.87	-49.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$4.70 €4.20	-35.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$3.03 €2.70	+18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$4.21 €3.76	+158.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$0.59 €0.53	-66.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$0.78 €0.70	-3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$0.68 €0.61	-44.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$1.30 €1.16	+48.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$0.41 €0.36	-48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$0.49 €0.44	-28.7%
Average			-21.4%

Bangkok vs. Budva - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Budva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$6.62 €5.91	+24.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$39.19 €34.98	+12.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$29,113.12 €25,984.57	-6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$10.08 €8.99	-4.4%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 48.4% more for housing

	Bangkok	Budva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$33.59 €29.98	+87.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$833.27 €743.73	+23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$598.87 €534.52	+73.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$122.37 €109.22	+49.2%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 35.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Budva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$401.24 €358.12	-29.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$9,741.70 €8,694.84	-41.0%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Budva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$4.76 €4.25	+78.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$3.45 €3.08	+23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$4.37 €3.90	-5.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$58.23 €51.97	-0.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$6.16 €5.50	-18.7%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 26.0% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Budva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$104.98 €93.69	+48.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$44.79 €39.98	+4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$97.04 €86.62
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$179.16 €159.91	+63.0%
Average			+26.0%

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