Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Chile

Iquique vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Iquique is 12.8% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 81.4% more in Iquique
Groceries: pay 26.0% less in Iquique
Transportation: pay 2.2% more in Iquique
Housing: pay 14.7% less in Iquique
Childcare: pay 55.0% less in Iquique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% more in Iquique
Clothing: pay 50.8% less in Iquique

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

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Iquique vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.4% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Iquique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$7.67 CLF0.1900	+158.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$6.96 CLF0.1800	-0.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$1.26 CLF0.0300	+94.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$0.99 CLF0.0200	+180.7%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 26.0% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Iquique
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$1.15 CLF0.0300	-22.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$5.12 CLF0.1300	-40.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$4.20 CLF0.1100	-42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$3.07 CLF0.0800	+19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$4.64 CLF0.1200	+184.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$1.02 CLF0.0300	-42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$1.00 CLF0.0300	+23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-44.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$0.49 CLF0.0100	-44.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$0.35 CLF0.0100	-55.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$0.28 CLF0.0100	-59.7%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 2.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Iquique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$5.43 CLF0.1400	+2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	??
Average			+2.2%

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pay 14.7% less for housing

	Bangkok	Iquique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$23.53 CLF0.5900	+31.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$422.09 CLF10.6400	-37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$388.83 CLF9.8000	+12.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$66.69 CLF1.6800	-18.7%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 55.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Iquique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$255.81 CLF6.4500	-55.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	??
Average			-55.0%

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pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Iquique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$3.22 CLF0.0800	+20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$3.45 CLF0.0900	+23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$7.16 CLF0.1800	+55.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$51.16 CLF1.2900	-12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$6.96 CLF0.1800	-8.2%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 50.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Iquique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$30.70 CLF0.7700	-56.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$22.85 CLF0.5800	-46.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$46.05 CLF1.1600	-52.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$58.84 CLF1.4800	-46.5%
Average			-50.8%

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