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Hartebeespoort vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Hartebeespoort is 13.7% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 62.8% more in Hartebeespoort
Groceries: pay 25.0% less in Hartebeespoort
Transportation: pay 5.4% less in Hartebeespoort
Housing: pay 4.5% more in Hartebeespoort
Childcare: pay 66.8% less in Hartebeespoort
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% less in Hartebeespoort
Clothing: pay 34.3% less in Hartebeespoort

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

Hartebeespoort vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.8% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Hartebeespoort
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$7.17 ZAR121.36	+131.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$4.93 ZAR83.50	-20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.99 ZAR16.69	+24.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.72 ZAR12.20	+116.2%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 25.0% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Hartebeespoort
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$0.98 ZAR16.67	-31.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$3.32 ZAR56.23	-60.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$3.80 ZAR64.32	-47.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.33 ZAR39.42	+1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$1.99 ZAR33.69	+44.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.69 ZAR11.67	-56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.63 ZAR10.72	-22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.63 ZAR10.64	-38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.65 ZAR11.01	-23.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.55 ZAR9.25	-24.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.55 ZAR9.25	-15.8%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 5.4% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Hartebeespoort
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$4.84 ZAR81.88	+3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$47.32 ZAR800.98	+27.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$18,354.94 ZAR310,681.29	-50.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$11.47 ZAR194.18	-1.3%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 4.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Hartebeespoort
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$32.69 ZAR553.24	+93.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$233.12 ZAR3,945.93	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$264.67 ZAR4,479.91	-17.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$74.20 ZAR1,255.96	+8.0%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 66.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Hartebeespoort
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$211.03 ZAR3,572.03	-65.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$4,259.88 ZAR72,103.95	-68.1%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Hartebeespoort
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$2.01 ZAR33.98	-28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$1.87 ZAR31.67	-26.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$2.87 ZAR48.54	-34.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$30.54 ZAR516.99	-40.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$5.74 ZAR97.09	-28.8%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 34.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Hartebeespoort
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$41.99 ZAR710.68	-28.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$24.66 ZAR417.48	-35.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$69.31 ZAR1,173.15	-33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$54.87 ZAR928.81	-40.0%
Average			-34.3%

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