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Las Cruces vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Las Cruces is 70.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Las Cruces
Groceries: pay 50.4% more in Las Cruces
Transportation: pay 16.7% less in Las Cruces
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Las Cruces
Childcare: pay 37.1% less in Las Cruces
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.1% more in Las Cruces
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in Las Cruces

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

Las Cruces vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Cruces instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Las Cruces
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$20.00	+545.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$12.00	+93.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$2.67	+237.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$1.68	+405.2%
Average			+320.4%

Bangkok vs. Las Cruces - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.4% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Las Cruces
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$2.47	+71.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$5.63	-33.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$2.82	-61.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$3.20	+40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$4.69	+239.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$1.55	-2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.61	-25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$1.77	+72.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$1.97	+131.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$1.05	+46.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$1.14	+76.1%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 16.7% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Las Cruces
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$2.76	-41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$32.00	-14.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$29,000.00	-22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$12.85	+10.5%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Las Cruces
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$69.17	+309.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$980.00	+45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$775.00	+140.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$98.14	+42.9%
Average			+134.5%

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pay 37.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Las Cruces
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$450.00	-26.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$6,930.00	-48.1%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 55.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Las Cruces
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$5.00	+79.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$5.27	+107.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$8.29	+88.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$39.00	-23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$10.00	+24.0%
Average			+55.1%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Las Cruces
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$41.00	-30.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$32.00	-15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$73.00	-30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$99.67	+9.0%
Average			-16.8%

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