Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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United States

Garden Grove vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Garden Grove is 2.0 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Garden Grove
Groceries: pay 58.6% more in Garden Grove
Transportation: pay 37.2% more in Garden Grove
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Garden Grove
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Garden Grove
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.4% more in Garden Grove
Clothing: pay 10.2% less in Garden Grove

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

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Garden Grove vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Garden Grove instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Garden Grove
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.58	$25.00	+741.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.01	$11.50	+64.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.81	$2.75	+322.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.81	$2.00	+467.5%
Average			+326.7%

Bangkok vs. Garden Grove - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.6% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Garden Grove
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.54	$5.18	+250.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.21	$6.22	-27.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB243.73	$4.43	-39.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.97	$5.00	+94.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.69	$3.99	+144.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.30	$2.15	+21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.03	$0.79	-1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.66	$1.83	+47.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.31	$2.54	+190.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.20	$1.63	+108.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.19	$1.41	+103.8%
Average			+58.6%

Bangkok vs. Garden Grove - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Garden Grove
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.25	$5.87	+10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,172.54	$69.00	+97.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$36,998.00	+18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB353.50	$19.41	+84.1%
Average			+37.2%

Bangkok vs. Garden Grove - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Garden Grove
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB599.16	$70.00	+291.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,651.82	$2,200.00	+225.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,600.91	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,749.44	$164.38	+100.4%
Average			+192.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Bangkok	Garden Grove
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,049.03	$1,180.00	+107.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB553K	$42,700.00	+158.8%
Average			+131.8%

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pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Garden Grove
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.62	$7.25	+171.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.66	$5.67	+102.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.35	$11.71	+154.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,958.38	$15.00	-74.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB253.93	$15.00	+98.0%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 10.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Garden Grove
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,371.47	$62.66	-11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,439.24	$40.75	-5.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,252.90	$80.00	-17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,684.41	$103.33	-6.0%
Average			-10.2%

Bangkok vs. Garden Grove - Cost of clothing

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