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Flic En Flac vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Flic En Flac is 5.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 73.4% more in Flic En Flac
Groceries: pay 12.0% less in Flic En Flac
Transportation: pay 57.7% more in Flic En Flac
Housing: pay 24.3% more in Flic En Flac
Childcare: pay 81.2% less in Flic En Flac
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in Flic En Flac
Clothing: pay 17.8% less in Flic En Flac

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and housing in Flic En Flac are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Flic En Flac.

Flic En Flac vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Flic En Flac instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 73.4% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Flic En Flac
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$8.74 MUR402.53	+181.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$7.10 MUR327.06	+14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.98 MUR45.29	+24.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.58 MUR26.60	+73.2%
Average			+73.4%

Bangkok vs. Flic En Flac - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.0% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Flic En Flac
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$0.75 MUR34.47	-48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$4.31 MUR198.75	-49.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$5.51 MUR253.96	-23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.07 MUR95.27	-9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.63 MUR120.96	+90.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.91 MUR41.99	-42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.89 MUR41.08	+9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.66 MUR30.58	-35.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$1.21 MUR55.69	+41.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.46 MUR21.30	-35.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.46 MUR21.30	-28.8%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 57.7% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Flic En Flac
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$5.38 MUR247.92	+14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$35,495.85 MUR1,635,293.76	-4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+163.0%
Average			+57.7%

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pay 24.3% more for housing

	Bangkok	Flic En Flac
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$33.35 MUR1,536.58	+97.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$583.10 MUR26,863.21	-13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$507.76 MUR23,392.34	+57.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$38.42 MUR1,769.97	-44.1%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 81.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Flic En Flac
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$109.22 MUR5,031.67	-82.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$2,621.23 MUR120,760.15	-80.4%
Average			-81.2%

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Flic En Flac
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$2.18 MUR100.63	-21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.59 MUR119.50	+2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$5.57 MUR256.62	+26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$46.82 MUR2,156.96	-8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$6.01 MUR276.74	-25.5%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 17.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Flic En Flac
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$32.77 MUR1,509.50	-44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$32.77 MUR1,509.50	-13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	+2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	-15.2%
Average			-17.8%

Bangkok vs. Flic En Flac - Cost of clothing

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