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Chalcis (Chalkida) vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Chalcis (Chalkida) is 37.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Groceries: pay 12.9% more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Transportation: pay 24.7% more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Housing: pay 80.4% more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Childcare: pay 54.8% less in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.4% more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Clothing: pay 22.7% more in Chalcis (Chalkida)

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Chalcis (Chalkida) are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Chalcis (Chalkida).

Chalcis (Chalkida) vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chalcis (Chalkida) instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB95.86	$13.43 €11.37	+333.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB191.72	$9.34 €7.91	+50.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.48	$1.67 €1.42	+111.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.31	$0.58 €0.49	+75.2%
Average			+142.6%

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pay 12.9% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB44.52	$1.42 €1.20	-1.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB262.95	$6.95 €5.88	-18.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB223.51	$5.72 €4.84	-20.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB70.62	$4.16 €3.52	+82.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB42.67	$4.46 €3.78	+223.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB49.18	$0.91 €0.77	-42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.25	$0.87 €0.74	+6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB31.64	$0.50 €0.43	-50.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.37	$0.90 €0.76	+5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.27	$0.50 €0.43	-30.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.07	$0.57 €0.48	-11.9%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 24.7% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB145.08	$8.08 €6.83	+72.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,150.33	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$30,366.20 €25,694.88	-18.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB359.48	$14.02 €11.86	+20.5%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 80.4% more for housing

	Bangkok	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB522.70	$31.53 €26.68	+86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB20,871.10	$603.43 €510.60	-10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB9,954.40	$467.17 €395.31	+45.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,123.63	$206.53 €174.76	+200.7%
Average			+80.4%

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pay 54.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB18,840.35	$294.90 €249.54	-51.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB413K	$5,606.07 €4,743.67	-58.0%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB86.27	$3.50 €2.96	+25.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB78.54	$3.85 €3.26	+51.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB135.88	$5.02 €4.25	+14.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,577.86	$70.08 €59.30	+37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB249.24	$9.93 €8.40	+23.1%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 22.7% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,818.11	$109.01 €92.24	+85.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,175.89	$39.42 €33.35	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,222.75	$100.73 €85.24	-3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,827.90	$96.35 €81.53	+5.3%
Average			+22.7%

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