Cost of living comparison

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Johnson City vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Johnson City is 85.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Johnson City
Groceries: pay 93.4% more in Johnson City
Transportation: pay 1.2% less in Johnson City
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Johnson City
Childcare: pay 53.4% more in Johnson City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.9% more in Johnson City
Clothing: pay 4.9% less in Johnson City

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

Johnson City vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Johnson City instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Johnson City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$13.00	+319.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$10.00	+61.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$2.56	+223.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$1.75	+425.0%
Average			+257.3%

Bangkok vs. Johnson City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.4% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Johnson City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$3.50	+143.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$3.67	-56.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$3.87	-46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$3.19	+39.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$6.24	+352.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$3.53	+121.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.72	-12.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$1.81	+76.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$1.62	+90.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$1.56	+116.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$1.96	+202.4%
Average			+93.4%

Bangkok vs. Johnson City - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Johnson City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$2.84	-39.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	$37.50	+0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$32,000.00	-14.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$17.18	+47.8%
Average			-1.2%

Bangkok vs. Johnson City - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Johnson City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$55.80	+230.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$1,200.00	+77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$1,012.50	+214.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$143.76	+109.3%
Average			+157.9%

Bangkok vs. Johnson City - Cost of housing

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pay 53.4% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Johnson City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$1,208.33	+98.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	$14,500.00	+8.6%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Johnson City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$5.00	+79.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$3.83	+50.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$6.00	+36.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$46.66	-8.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$13.00	+61.3%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 4.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Johnson City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$37.50	-36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$36.33	-4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$97.50	-6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$116.66	+27.5%
Average			-4.9%

Bangkok vs. Johnson City - Cost of clothing

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