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Thailand

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Spain

Fuengirola vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Fuengirola is 29.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Fuengirola
Groceries: pay 3.6% less in Fuengirola
Transportation: pay 15.4% less in Fuengirola
Housing: pay 81.4% more in Fuengirola
Childcare: pay 36.3% less in Fuengirola
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% more in Fuengirola
Clothing: pay 20.4% less in Fuengirola

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

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Fuengirola vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Fuengirola
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$15.68 €13.99	+427.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$10.08 €8.99	+44.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$2.52 €2.25	+287.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$2.04 €1.82	+477.7%
Average			+228.0%

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pay 3.6% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Fuengirola
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$1.46 €1.31	-0.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$7.70 €6.87	-10.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$4.56 €4.07	-37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$2.83 €2.52	+10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$3.58 €3.20	+119.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$1.03 €0.92	-41.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$0.87 €0.77	+7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$0.78 €0.70	-37.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$1.13 €1.01	+29.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$0.72 €0.64	-8.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$0.74 €0.66	+6.5%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 15.4% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Fuengirola
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$6.54 €5.84	+23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$11.20 €9.99	-68.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$35,271.67 €31,481.31	+13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$11.47 €10.23	+8.7%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 81.4% more for housing

	Bangkok	Fuengirola
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$24.52 €21.89	+37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$1,049.75 €936.94	+55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$811.81 €724.57	+134.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$124.61 €111.22	+51.9%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 36.3% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Fuengirola
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$380.71 €339.80	-33.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$9,985.06 €8,912.04	-39.5%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Fuengirola
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$3.36 €3.00	+25.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$2.61 €2.33	-6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$5.60 €5.00	+21.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$44.79 €39.98	-23.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$9.63 €8.59	+27.1%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 20.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Fuengirola
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$63.45 €56.63	-10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$35.46 €31.65	-17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$70.54 €62.96	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$82.11 €73.29	-25.3%
Average			-20.4%

Bangkok vs. Fuengirola - Cost of clothing

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