Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Greece

Kavala vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Kavala is 10.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Kavala
Groceries: pay 2.0% less in Kavala
Transportation: pay 31.9% more in Kavala
Housing: pay 15.9% less in Kavala
Childcare: pay 32.3% less in Kavala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% more in Kavala
Clothing: pay 9.4% more in Kavala

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

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Kavala vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Kavala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.72	$16.80 €15.00	+465.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.34	$11.20 €10.00	+60.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$1.88 €1.67	+188.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$0.73 €0.65	+106.5%
Average			+207.5%

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pay 2.0% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Kavala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.61	$1.31 €1.17	-11.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.61	$7.09 €6.33	-17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.07	$5.58 €4.98	-23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.09	$4.03 €3.60	+57.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.77	$3.63 €3.24	+122.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.39	$1.16 €1.04	-34.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.07	$0.99 €0.88	+22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.72	$0.96 €0.86	-22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.35	$1.22 €1.09	+39.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.23	$0.57 €0.51	-26.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.44 €0.40	-35.8%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 31.9% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Kavala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.50	$8.07 €7.20	+51.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.17	$61.59 €54.99	+76.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$27,970.99 €24,975.22	-10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.00	$13.16 €11.75	+24.8%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 15.9% less for housing

	Bangkok	Kavala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.00	$30.47 €27.21	+70.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,683.32	$405.90 €362.43	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,617.04	$279.93 €249.95	-19.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.26	$148.42 €132.52	+80.9%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 32.3% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Kavala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,075.51	$476.59 €425.54	-16.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$9,030.67 €8,063.46	-45.3%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Kavala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.75	$5.60 €5.00	+109.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.79	$3.64 €3.25	+30.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.56	$5.37 €4.80	+16.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.10	$55.99 €49.99	-4.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.28	$10.36 €9.25	+36.7%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 9.4% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Kavala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,374.76	$96.78 €86.41	+36.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.24	$45.46 €40.59	+5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,257.43	$97.98 €87.48	+1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,689.53	$107.49 €95.98	-2.2%
Average			+9.4%

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