Cost of living comparison

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East Lansing vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

East Lansing is 87.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in East Lansing
Groceries: pay 69.9% more in East Lansing
Transportation: pay 4.6% more in East Lansing
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in East Lansing
Childcare: pay 69.2% more in East Lansing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.1% more in East Lansing
Clothing: pay 20.5% less in East Lansing

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and transportation in East Lansing are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in East Lansing.

East Lansing vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in East Lansing instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	East Lansing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$13.00	+319.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$10.00	+61.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$2.57	+224.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$1.82	+445.6%
Average			+262.8%

Bangkok vs. East Lansing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.9% more for groceries

	Bangkok	East Lansing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$3.31	+129.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$6.06	-28.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$3.57	-50.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$2.50	+9.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$5.25	+280.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$2.08	+30.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$0.55	-33.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$2.65	+158.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$2.25	+163.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$0.98	+35.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$1.13	+73.4%
Average			+69.9%

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pay 4.6% more for transportation

	Bangkok	East Lansing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$3.30	-29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	$50.00	+34.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$35,699.74	-4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$13.68	+17.7%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Bangkok	East Lansing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$52.14	+208.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$1,233.33	+82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$1,066.67	+231.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$134.29	+95.5%
Average			+154.5%

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pay 69.2% more for childcare

	Bangkok	East Lansing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$1,294.79	+112.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$16,800.00	+25.9%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 72.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	East Lansing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$6.00	+115.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$4.86	+91.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$10.00	+127.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$36.67	-28.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$12.50	+55.1%
Average			+72.1%

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

	Bangkok	East Lansing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$45.00	-23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$31.00	-18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$70.00	-32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$85.00	-7.1%
Average			-20.5%

Bangkok vs. East Lansing - Cost of clothing

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