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Lapu-lapu vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Lapu-lapu is 24.9% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 5.8% more in Lapu-lapu
Groceries: pay 9.2% more in Lapu-lapu
Transportation: pay 42.8% less in Lapu-lapu
Housing: pay 2.1% more in Lapu-lapu
Childcare: pay 81.2% less in Lapu-lapu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.9% less in Lapu-lapu
Clothing: pay 32.5% less in Lapu-lapu

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

Lapu-lapu vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lapu-lapu instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 5.8% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Lapu-lapu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB101.34	$4.30 ₱259.80	+38.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB202.69	$4.30 ₱259.80	-30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.88	$0.77 ₱46.65	-2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.90	$0.39 ₱23.67	+17.6%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 9.2% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Lapu-lapu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.07	$1.37 ₱82.62	-5.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB277.99	$5.81 ₱350.73	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB236.29	$6.28 ₱379.61	-13.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB74.66	$2.20 ₱133.02	-3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.11	$2.24 ₱135.36	+62.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB51.99	$1.46 ₱87.99	-8.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.69	$0.59 ₱35.94	-27.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.45	$1.07 ₱64.42	+4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.88	$0.98 ₱58.92	+14.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.55	$1.00 ₱60.34	+38.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.22	$1.11 ₱66.78	+70.3%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 42.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Lapu-lapu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB153.38	$4.12 ₱248.79	-12.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,216.12	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$22,364.05 ₱1M	-39.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB380.04	$2.75 ₱166.27	-76.3%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 2.1% more for housing

	Bangkok	Lapu-lapu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB552.59	$29.58 ₱1,787.02	+75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,064.81	$329.28 ₱19,891.03	-51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,523.73	$237.44 ₱14,343.29	-26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,245.09	$76.30 ₱4,609.18	+11.1%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 81.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Lapu-lapu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,917.92	$146.23 ₱8,833.25	-76.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB436K	$1,806.33 ₱109K	-86.5%
Average			-81.2%

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pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Lapu-lapu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.21	$1.50 ₱90.54	-46.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.04	$2.57 ₱155.33	+1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB143.65	$1.72 ₱103.92	-60.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,668.10	$28.39 ₱1,714.69	-44.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB263.49	$6.11 ₱368.92	-24.2%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 32.5% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Lapu-lapu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,922.09	$46.02 ₱2,779.88	-21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,243.14	$22.36 ₱1,350.97	-41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,407.08	$77.41 ₱4,676.43	-25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,989.64	$53.76 ₱3,247.52	-41.2%
Average			-32.5%

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