Cost of living comparison

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George vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

George is 2.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in George
Groceries: pay 15.4% less in George
Transportation: pay 32.5% less in George
Housing: pay 42.2% more in George
Childcare: pay 70.9% less in George
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% less in George
Clothing: pay 2.8% more in George

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

George vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	George
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$11.52 ZAR195.05	+271.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$5.13 ZAR86.80	-17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$1.13 ZAR19.18	+43.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.92 ZAR15.60	+176.6%
Average			+118.5%

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pay 15.4% less for groceries

	Bangkok	George
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.02 ZAR17.33	-28.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$4.34 ZAR73.52	-39.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.86 ZAR48.47	+25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.23 ZAR37.82	+61.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.79 ZAR13.44	-50.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.69 ZAR11.70	-15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.65 ZAR11.06	-36.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.74 ZAR12.61	-12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.72 ZAR12.24	+0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.52 ZAR8.76	-20.3%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 32.5% less for transportation

	Bangkok	George
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$4.73 ZAR80.01	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$26.50 ZAR448.62	-28.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$16,075.49 ZAR272,098.61	-56.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$6.38 ZAR108.01	-45.1%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 42.2% more for housing

	Bangkok	George
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$45.80 ZAR775.17	+170.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$407.65 ZAR6,899.99	-39.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$337.64 ZAR5,715.05	+4.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	+32.5%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 70.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	George
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$130.60 ZAR2,210.60	-78.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$4,897.55 ZAR82,897.43	-63.3%
Average			-70.9%

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pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	George
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$2.59 ZAR43.89	-7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.01 ZAR33.97	-21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$3.08 ZAR52.18	-29.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$28.26 ZAR478.31	-44.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$5.76 ZAR97.53	-28.5%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 2.8% more for clothing

	Bangkok	George
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$67.99 ZAR1,150.81	+15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$38.39 ZAR649.85	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	-4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$90.27 ZAR1,527.91	-1.3%
Average			+2.8%

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