Cost of living comparison

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Cedar Rapids vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Cedar Rapids is 88.8% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Cedar Rapids
Groceries: pay 64.0% more in Cedar Rapids
Transportation: pay 0.8% more in Cedar Rapids
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Cedar Rapids
Childcare: pay 38.6% more in Cedar Rapids
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.4% more in Cedar Rapids
Clothing: pay 25.1% more in Cedar Rapids

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Cedar Rapids are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cedar Rapids instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Cedar Rapids
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$15.00	+383.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$11.50	+85.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$1.92	+142.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$1.52	+354.8%
Average			+241.6%

Bangkok vs. Cedar Rapids - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.0% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Cedar Rapids
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$2.64	+83.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$7.12	-16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$3.07	-57.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$2.83	+24.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$4.93	+257.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$2.25	+41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.54	-33.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$2.41	+135.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$2.13	+149.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$1.16	+60.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$1.04	+59.9%
Average			+64.0%

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pay 0.8% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Cedar Rapids
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$2.98	-36.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	$30.00	-19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$37,383.69	+0.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$18.41	+58.4%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Cedar Rapids
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$71.33	+321.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$1,140.00	+68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$750.00	+132.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$157.02	+128.6%
Average			+163.1%

Bangkok vs. Cedar Rapids - Cost of housing

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pay 38.6% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Cedar Rapids
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$968.00	+58.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$15,795.00	+18.3%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 88.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Cedar Rapids
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$4.50	+61.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$5.46	+115.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$9.26	+110.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$100.50	+96.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$12.75	+58.2%
Average			+88.4%

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pay 25.1% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Cedar Rapids
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$62.47	+6.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$63.33	+66.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$128.26	+23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$95.67	+4.6%
Average			+25.1%

Bangkok vs. Cedar Rapids - Cost of clothing

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