Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Germany

Heilbronn vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Heilbronn is 51.2% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Heilbronn
Groceries: pay 15.5% more in Heilbronn
Transportation: pay 38.3% more in Heilbronn
Housing: pay 99.9% more in Heilbronn
Childcare: pay 50.9% less in Heilbronn
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% more in Heilbronn
Clothing: pay 25.4% less in Heilbronn

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

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Heilbronn vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Heilbronn
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$16.80 €14.99	+465.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$11.20 €9.99	+60.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$3.51 €3.13	+439.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$2.10 €1.87	+495.8%
Average			+264.0%

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pay 15.5% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Heilbronn
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$2.08 €1.86	+40.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$7.12 €6.36	-17.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$4.64 €4.14	-36.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$3.53 €3.15	+37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$6.78 €6.05	+315.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$1.52 €1.36	-14.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$0.80 €0.71	-1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$0.96 €0.86	-22.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$2.35 €2.10	+168.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$0.57 €0.51	-26.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$0.62 €0.55	-10.6%
Average			+15.5%

Bangkok vs. Heilbronn - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.3% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Heilbronn
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$7.80 €6.96	+46.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$67.74 €60.46	+93.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$30,434.41 €27,163.87	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	??
Average			+38.3%

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pay 99.9% more for housing

	Bangkok	Heilbronn
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$49.22 €43.94	+175.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$960.17 €856.99	+42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$810.13 €723.07	+134.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$240.40 €214.56	+193.1%
Average			+99.9%

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pay 50.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Heilbronn
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$503.88 €449.73	-11.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$4,478.94 €3,997.63	-72.9%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Heilbronn
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$4.48 €4.00	+67.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$3.36 €3.00	+20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$9.46 €8.44	+105.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$33.57 €29.96	-42.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$15.68 €13.99	+106.9%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 25.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Heilbronn
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$63.08 €56.30	-10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$24.26 €21.65	-43.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$79.78 €71.21	-17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$82.11 €73.29	-25.3%
Average			-25.4%

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