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Caxias Do Sul vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Caxias Do Sul is 17.0% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 65.6% more in Caxias Do Sul
Groceries: pay 37.8% less in Caxias Do Sul
Transportation: pay 9.3% less in Caxias Do Sul
Housing: pay 37.9% less in Caxias Do Sul
Childcare: pay 45.6% less in Caxias Do Sul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.5% less in Caxias Do Sul
Clothing: pay 13.7% less in Caxias Do Sul

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Caxias Do Sul.

Caxias Do Sul vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Caxias Do Sul instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 65.6% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Caxias Do Sul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$6.56 R$36.38	+111.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$6.56 R$36.38	+5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$1.17 R$6.50	+48.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$0.66 R$3.64	+96.9%
Average			+65.6%

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pay 37.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Caxias Do Sul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$1.36 R$7.54	-5.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$3.28 R$18.17	-61.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$3.11 R$17.22	-57.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$1.79 R$9.91	-21.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$1.64 R$9.10	+19.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$0.68 R$3.77	-57.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$0.46 R$2.52	-44.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$0.26 R$1.41	-75.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$0.70 R$3.91	-17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$0.43 R$2.36	-41.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$0.30 R$1.65	-54.1%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 9.3% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Caxias Do Sul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$4.19 R$23.23	-10.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	$41.26 R$228.70	+10.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$26,255.09 R$145,537.20	-29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$10.69 R$59.25	-8.1%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 37.9% less for housing

	Bangkok	Caxias Do Sul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$19.32 R$107.07	+14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$187.29 R$1,038.17	-72.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$153.78 R$852.43	-52.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$40.31 R$223.47	-41.3%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 45.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Caxias Do Sul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$320.69 R$1,777.63	-47.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$7,501.45 R$41,582.06	-43.8%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Caxias Do Sul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$1.88 R$10.40	-32.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$1.35 R$7.48	-46.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$2.06 R$11.44	-53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$24.85 R$137.74	-51.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$6.56 R$36.38	-18.6%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 13.7% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Caxias Do Sul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$45.01 R$249.49	-23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$41.26 R$228.70	+8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$92.04 R$510.18	-11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$65.64 R$363.84	-28.2%
Average			-13.7%

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