Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Kawagoe vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Kawagoe is 19.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 58.4% more in Kawagoe
Groceries: pay 41.6% more in Kawagoe
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Kawagoe
Housing: pay 14.8% less in Kawagoe
Childcare: pay 47.5% less in Kawagoe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% more in Kawagoe
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Kawagoe

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

Kawagoe vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.4% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Kawagoe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB101.34	$6.68 ¥1,067	+115.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB202.69	$5.01 ¥800	-19.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.88	$1.00 ¥160	+26.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.90	$0.70 ¥112	+110.5%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 41.6% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Kawagoe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.07	$1.34 ¥213	-7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB277.99	$3.34 ¥533	-60.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB236.29	$4.55 ¥727	-37.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB74.66	$1.49 ¥238	-34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.11	$3.03 ¥484	+119.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB51.99	$2.73 ¥436	+71.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.69	$1.52 ¥242	+85.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.45	$1.97 ¥315	+92.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.88	$1.52 ¥242	+77.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.55	$1.52 ¥242	+110.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.22	$0.91 ¥145	+40.1%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Bangkok	Kawagoe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB153.38	$4.25 ¥679	-9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,216.12	$167.06 ¥26,672	+349.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$16,706.04 ¥3M	-55.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB380.04	$30.07 ¥4,801	+158.6%
Average			+110.8%

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pay 14.8% less for housing

	Bangkok	Kawagoe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB552.59	$16.71 ¥2,667	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,064.81	$467.77 ¥74,681	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,523.73	$267.30 ¥42,675	-17.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,245.09	$61.65 ¥9,842	-10.2%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 47.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Kawagoe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,917.92	$334.12 ¥53,344	-45.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB436K	$6,682.41 ¥1M	-49.9%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Kawagoe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.21	$2.00 ¥320	-28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.04	$3.34 ¥533	+31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB143.65	$4.74 ¥757	+8.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,668.10	$57.91 ¥9,246	+13.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB263.49	$11.03 ¥1,760	+36.8%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Kawagoe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,922.09	$33.41 ¥5,334	-43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,243.14	$33.41 ¥5,334	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,407.08	$46.78 ¥7,468	-55.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,989.64	$93.55 ¥14,936	+2.3%
Average			-27.0%

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