Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Brazil

Curitiba vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Curitiba is 9.8% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 98.2% more in Curitiba
Groceries: pay 34.3% less in Curitiba
Transportation: pay 4.9% more in Curitiba
Housing: pay 14.0% less in Curitiba
Childcare: pay 32.6% less in Curitiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% less in Curitiba
Clothing: pay 6.6% less in Curitiba

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

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Curitiba vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.2% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Curitiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.74	$7.96 R$39.72	+168.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.40	$8.96 R$44.68	+28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$1.16 R$5.78	+78.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$0.91 R$4.56	+159.2%
Average			+98.2%

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pay 34.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Curitiba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.62	$1.88 R$9.37	+27.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.68	$5.07 R$25.30	-41.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.13	$4.06 R$20.24	-44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.12	$2.49 R$12.41	-3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.78	$2.26 R$11.29	+38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.40	$0.80 R$4.00	-54.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.08	$0.49 R$2.45	-39.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.73	$0.46 R$2.30	-62.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.36	$0.62 R$3.07	-29.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.24	$0.38 R$1.89	-51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.35 R$1.73	-49.8%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 4.9% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Curitiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.55	$5.07 R$25.28	-4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.47	$71.67 R$357.44	+104.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$23,669.59 R$118K	-24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.09	$7.66 R$38.23	-27.3%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 14.0% less for housing

	Bangkok	Curitiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.15	$23.21 R$115.77	+29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,689.17	$524.27 R$2,614.69	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,620.04	$302.92 R$1,510.75	-12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.97	$77.28 R$385.39	-5.8%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 32.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Curitiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,080.44	$381.33 R$1,901.79	-32.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$11,166.39 R$55,689.57	-32.3%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Curitiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.77	$2.79 R$13.90	+4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.81	$2.73 R$13.64	-2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.60	$2.99 R$14.89	-35.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.61	$28.73 R$143.28	-50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.34	$7.47 R$37.23	-1.4%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 6.6% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Curitiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,375.38	$56.76 R$283.07	-19.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.62	$55.79 R$278.23	+29.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,258.27	$96.23 R$479.90	-0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,690.49	$80.88 R$403.37	-26.4%
Average			-6.6%

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