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General Santos vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

General Santos is 19.2% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 24.1% less in General Santos
Groceries: pay 1.3% more in General Santos
Transportation: pay 52.1% less in General Santos
Housing: pay 58.6% more in General Santos
Childcare: pay 61.5% less in General Santos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% less in General Santos
Clothing: pay 17.1% less in General Santos

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

General Santos vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in General Santos instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 24.1% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	General Santos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$4.30 ₱252.18	+38.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$3.01 ₱176.52	-51.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$0.31 ₱18.16	-60.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$0.26 ₱15.13	-22.6%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 1.3% more for groceries

	Bangkok	General Santos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$1.25 ₱73.13	-13.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$2.92 ₱171.48	-65.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$6.76 ₱396.47	-6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$2.02 ₱118.69	-11.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$1.99 ₱116.67	+44.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$1.29 ₱75.49	-19.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$0.51 ₱29.92	-37.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$1.03 ₱60.58	+0.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$0.61 ₱35.57	-28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$0.95 ₱55.90	+32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$1.42 ₱83.50	+119.4%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 52.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	General Santos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$4.09 ₱239.60	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	$8.60 ₱504.35	-76.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$21,503.90 ₱1,260,880.84	-42.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	$2.75 ₱161.39	-76.3%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 58.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	General Santos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$33.83 ₱1,983.79	+100.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$80.46 ₱4,717.71	+17.1%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 61.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	General Santos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$115.64 ₱6,780.74	-81.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$7,741.40 ₱453,917.10	-42.0%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	General Santos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$1.29 ₱75.65	-53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$2.15 ₱126.09	-15.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$2.58 ₱151.31	-41.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$4.30 ₱252.18	-46.6%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 17.1% less for clothing

	Bangkok	General Santos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$64.51 ₱3,782.64	+9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$29.25 ₱1,714.80	-23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$75.26 ₱4,413.08	-27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$66.66 ₱3,908.73	-27.1%
Average			-17.1%

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