Cost of living comparison

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Gulfport vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Gulfport is 61.2% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants
pay 3.2 times more in Gulfport
Groceries
pay 51.4% more in Gulfport
Transportation
pay 10.9% less in Gulfport
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Gulfport
Childcare
pay 7.9% less in Gulfport
Entertainment and Sports
pay 36.5% more in Gulfport
Clothing
pay 5.6% less in Gulfport

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

Gulfport vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

 
Bangkok
Gulfport
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.10
THB102.16
$15.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.20
THB204.32
$9.50
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.79
THB26.09
$2.00
 

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pay 51.4% more for groceries

 
Bangkok
Gulfport
Bread
1 loaf
$1.44
THB47.44
$2.71
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.50
THB280.23
$4.59
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.23
THB238.19
$4.10
 

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pay 10.9% less for transportation

 
Bangkok
Gulfport
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.69
THB154.62
$2.74
 
Monthly public transit pass $37.21
THB1,225.92
$30.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,206.42
THB1M
$37,784.06
 

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Bangkok
Gulfport
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.91
THB557.05
$73.51
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $675.06
THB22,242.61
$1,025.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $321.97
THB10,608.53
$816.67
 

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pay 7.9% less for childcare

 
Bangkok
Gulfport
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $609.37
THB20,078.41
$666.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,346.39
THB440K
$10,000.00
 

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pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bangkok
Gulfport
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.79
THB91.94
$4.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.54
THB83.70
$5.00
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.40
THB144.81
$8.00
 

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pay 5.6% less for clothing

 
Bangkok
Gulfport
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.81
THB1,937.58
$30.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.03
THB1,253.16
$64.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.24
THB3,434.53
$87.75
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026
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