Cost of living comparison

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Fort Smith vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Fort Smith is 86.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Fort Smith
Groceries: pay 30.5% more in Fort Smith
Transportation: pay 16.7% less in Fort Smith
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Fort Smith
Childcare: pay 61.8% more in Fort Smith
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.0% more in Fort Smith
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Fort Smith

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

Fort Smith vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Smith instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Fort Smith
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$20.00	+545.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$11.00	+77.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$2.33	+194.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$2.02	+505.0%
Average			+330.5%

Bangkok vs. Fort Smith - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.5% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Fort Smith
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$3.08	+113.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$3.74	-56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$4.10	-43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$2.94	+28.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$4.46	+223.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$2.16	+35.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$0.65	-20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$1.13	+10.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$0.98	+14.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$0.88	+22.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$0.70	+7.8%
Average			+30.5%

Bangkok vs. Fort Smith - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.7% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Fort Smith
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$2.79	-40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	$35.00	-5.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$26,000.00	-30.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$12.75	+9.7%
Average			-16.7%

Bangkok vs. Fort Smith - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Fort Smith
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$68.50	+305.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$683.33	+1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$675.00	+109.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$184.39	+168.4%
Average			+146.1%

Bangkok vs. Fort Smith - Cost of housing

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pay 61.8% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Fort Smith
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$900.00	+47.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$23,460.00	+75.8%
Average			+61.8%

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pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Fort Smith
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$6.00	+115.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$5.32	+109.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$8.21	+86.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$26.67	-47.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$11.00	+36.5%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Fort Smith
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$55.00	-6.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$41.00	+7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$93.33	-10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$76.66	-16.2%
Average			-6.3%

Bangkok vs. Fort Smith - Cost of clothing

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