Cost of living comparison

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Hervey Bay vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Hervey Bay is 2.1 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.1 times more in Hervey Bay
Groceries: pay 26.9% more in Hervey Bay
Transportation: pay 11.3% more in Hervey Bay
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Hervey Bay
Childcare: pay 87.5% more in Hervey Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Hervey Bay
Clothing: pay 17.4% less in Hervey Bay

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Hervey Bay are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Hervey Bay.

Hervey Bay vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hervey Bay instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Hervey Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$16.35 A$24.59	+427.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$9.99 A$15.02	+61.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$2.66 A$4.00	+235.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$2.10 A$3.16	+530.6%
Average			+313.8%

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pay 26.9% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Hervey Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$1.08 A$1.62	-25.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$4.44 A$6.68	-47.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$5.66 A$8.51	-21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$3.14 A$4.72	+37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$2.67 A$4.01	+93.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$1.54 A$2.32	-3.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$1.04 A$1.56	+26.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$1.29 A$1.94	+26.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$2.12 A$3.19	+148.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$0.89 A$1.34	+23.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.89 A$1.34	+37.1%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 11.3% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Hervey Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$4.62 A$6.94	-1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$29,060.36 A$43,686.64	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$18.32 A$27.54	+57.5%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Hervey Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$53.35 A$80.20	+215.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$1,046.68 A$1,573.48	+55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$981.26 A$1,475.14	+204.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$110.50 A$166.11	+60.9%
Average			+134.1%

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pay 87.5% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Hervey Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$1,789.27 A$2,689.83	+193.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$10,865.50 A$16,334.18	-18.6%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Hervey Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$5.56 A$8.36	+99.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$3.60 A$5.41	+41.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$32.71 A$49.17	+644.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$13.08 A$19.67	+62.3%
Average			+211.9%

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pay 17.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Hervey Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$58.88 A$88.51	+0.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$41.64 A$62.60	+9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$58.88 A$88.51	-43.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$58.88 A$88.51	-35.6%
Average			-17.4%

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