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Cabarete vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Cabarete is 0.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% more in Cabarete
Groceries: pay 15.9% less in Cabarete
Transportation: pay 18.3% more in Cabarete
Housing: pay 2.5% more in Cabarete
Childcare: pay 52.0% less in Cabarete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.4% less in Cabarete
Clothing: pay 9.5% more in Cabarete

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

Cabarete vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.9% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Cabarete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$6.44 DOP411.22	+107.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$5.98 DOP382.04	-3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$0.97 DOP62.11	+22.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$0.63 DOP40.09	+88.4%
Average			+53.9%

Bangkok vs. Cabarete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.9% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Cabarete
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$1.50 DOP95.54	+3.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$3.66 DOP233.41	-57.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$4.28 DOP273.46	-40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$2.00 DOP127.48	-12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$2.47 DOP157.83	+79.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$0.84 DOP53.95	-46.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.38 DOP24.55	-52.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$0.82 DOP52.13	-20.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$0.56 DOP35.97	-34.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.63 DOP40.49	-12.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.77 DOP49.02	+18.3%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 18.3% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Cabarete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$4.59 DOP293.24	-2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$29,626.22 DOP1,891,634.45	-20.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$20.61 DOP1,315.92	+77.3%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 2.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Cabarete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$28.00 DOP1,787.51	+65.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$510.05 DOP32,566.47	-24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$370.07 DOP23,628.93	+14.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$36.94 DOP2,358.50	-46.2%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 52.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Cabarete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$225.42 DOP14,392.87	-63.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$7,861.21 DOP501,938.03	-41.1%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Cabarete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$2.42 DOP154.21	-13.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$2.31 DOP147.78	-8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$3.22 DOP205.61	-26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$41.99 DOP2,681.26	-17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$7.25 DOP462.63	-10.1%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 9.5% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Cabarete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$56.35 DOP3,598.22	-4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$48.04 DOP3,067.05	+26.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$87.54 DOP5,589.45	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$120.75 DOP7,709.61	+32.0%
Average			+9.5%

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