Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Indonesia

Denpasar vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Denpasar is 48.5% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 46.2% less in Denpasar
Groceries: pay 32.8% less in Denpasar
Transportation: pay 50.8% less in Denpasar
Housing: pay 50.3% less in Denpasar
Childcare: pay 72.9% less in Denpasar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.3% less in Denpasar
Clothing: pay 52.4% less in Denpasar

Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Denpasar.

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Denpasar vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.2% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Denpasar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$1.82 IDR32,859.55	-38.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$3.21 IDR58,136.13	-54.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$0.35 IDR6,285.44	-46.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$0.18 IDR3,336.51	-47.7%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 32.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Denpasar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$1.56 IDR28,309.77	+5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$3.17 IDR57,377.83	-63.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$4.31 IDR77,912.71	-40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$1.41 IDR25,501.90	-45.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$1.53 IDR27,608.38	-6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$0.72 IDR12,993.98	-59.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$0.60 IDR10,834.69	-25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$0.61 IDR11,006.67	-51.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$0.68 IDR12,267.85	-22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$0.57 IDR10,272.89	-27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$0.89 IDR16,051.39	+28.2%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 50.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Denpasar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$3.00 IDR54,215.05	-43.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$11.18 IDR202K	-68.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$22,351.53 IDR404M	-28.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$3.07 IDR55,608.47	-70.9%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 50.3% less for housing

	Bangkok	Denpasar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$15.98 IDR289K	-10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$379.04 IDR7M	-43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$159.11 IDR3M	-54.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$29.91 IDR541K	-63.5%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 72.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Denpasar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$146.68 IDR3M	-74.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$4,679.85 IDR85M	-71.6%
Average			-72.9%

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pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Denpasar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$1.96 IDR35,387.21	-26.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$1.76 IDR31,848.49	-37.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$2.24 IDR40,442.52	-51.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$21.65 IDR392K	-62.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$3.35 IDR60,663.78	-55.7%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 52.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Denpasar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$33.53 IDR607K	-52.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$20.26 IDR367K	-52.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$58.67 IDR1M	-39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$41.91 IDR758K	-61.9%
Average			-52.4%

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