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Juffair vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Juffair is 11.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 25.7% more in Juffair
Groceries: pay 8.6% less in Juffair
Transportation: pay 12.6% more in Juffair
Housing: pay 74.7% more in Juffair
Childcare: pay 46.8% less in Juffair
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.4% more in Juffair
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Juffair

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

Juffair vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.7% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Juffair
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$6.63 BHD2.490	+113.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$7.43 BHD2.790	+19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.71 BHD0.270	-10.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.27 BHD0.100	-20.4%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 8.6% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Juffair
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.13 BHD0.420	-21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$3.32 BHD1.250	-61.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$6.19 BHD2.330	-14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$2.54 BHD0.960	+11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.93 BHD1.100	+112.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$1.12 BHD0.420	-29.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.97 BHD0.360	+18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.78 BHD0.290	-24.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.59 BHD0.220	-31.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.44 BHD0.170	-38.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.54 BHD0.200	-16.6%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 12.6% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Juffair
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$0.79 BHD0.300	-83.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$35.01 BHD13.170	-5.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$27,848.58 BHD10,478.030	-25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$30.77 BHD11.580	+164.6%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 74.7% more for housing

	Bangkok	Juffair
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$31.83 BHD11.970	+88.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$972.49 BHD365.900	+44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$729.37 BHD274.420	+126.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$96.16 BHD36.180	+40.0%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 46.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Juffair
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$238.70 BHD89.810	-60.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$8,971.22 BHD3,375.420	-32.8%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 50.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Juffair
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$5.30 BHD2.000	+90.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$5.26 BHD1.980	+107.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$5.97 BHD2.250	+35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$53.04 BHD19.960	+3.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$9.28 BHD3.490	+15.2%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Juffair
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$42.44 BHD15.970	-27.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$31.83 BHD11.970	-16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$66.31 BHD24.950	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$66.31 BHD24.950	-27.5%
Average			-27.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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