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Thailand

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Hilton Head Island vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Hilton Head Island is 86.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Hilton Head Island
Groceries: pay 28.6% more in Hilton Head Island
Transportation: pay 12.9% less in Hilton Head Island
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Hilton Head Island
Childcare: pay 29.6% more in Hilton Head Island
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.7% more in Hilton Head Island
Clothing: pay 32.2% less in Hilton Head Island

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

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Hilton Head Island vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hilton Head Island instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Hilton Head Island
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.58	$20.00	+573.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.01	$11.50	+64.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.81	$3.00	+361.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.81	$2.00	+467.5%
Average			+289.3%

Bangkok vs. Hilton Head Island - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.6% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Hilton Head Island
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.54	$3.32	+124.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.21	$4.41	-48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB243.73	$2.75	-62.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.97	$2.88	+12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.69	$4.45	+172.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.30	$2.12	+19.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.03	$0.68	-15.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.66	$1.75	+41.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.31	$2.10	+140.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.20	$1.33	+70.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.19	$1.41	+103.6%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 12.9% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Hilton Head Island
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.25	$3.41	-35.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,172.54	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$36,928.80	+18.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB353.50	$10.70	+1.4%
Average			-12.9%

Bangkok vs. Hilton Head Island - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Hilton Head Island
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB599.16	$68.80	+284.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,651.82	$2,133.33	+215.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,600.91	$1,800.00	+420.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,749.44	$163.52	+99.4%
Average			+263.4%

Bangkok vs. Hilton Head Island - Cost of housing

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pay 29.6% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Hilton Head Island
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,049.03	$1,312.50	+130.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB553K	$12,000.00	-27.3%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Hilton Head Island
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.62	$5.00	+87.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.66	$5.00	+78.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.35	$9.85	+113.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,958.38	$20.00	-65.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB253.93	$15.00	+98.0%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 32.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Hilton Head Island
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,371.47	$35.00	-50.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,439.24	$35.00	-18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,252.90	$80.00	-17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,684.41	$70.00	-36.3%
Average			-32.2%

Bangkok vs. Hilton Head Island - Cost of clothing

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