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Las Terrenas vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Las Terrenas is 2.8% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 57.3% more in Las Terrenas
Groceries: pay 18.1% less in Las Terrenas
Transportation: pay 18.0% more in Las Terrenas
Housing: pay 37.1% more in Las Terrenas
Childcare: pay 76.8% less in Las Terrenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% less in Las Terrenas
Clothing: pay 17.8% less in Las Terrenas

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

Las Terrenas vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.3% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Las Terrenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.49	$6.24 DOP369.49	+101.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB196.99	$7.25 DOP429.08	+16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.15	$0.97 DOP57.61	+22.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.59	$0.63 DOP37.19	+88.4%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 18.1% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Las Terrenas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.74	$1.34 DOP79.52	-6.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.17	$3.66 DOP216.48	-57.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB229.64	$4.57 DOP270.71	-36.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.56	$1.61 DOP95.35	-29.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.84	$2.47 DOP146.39	+79.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.53	$1.10 DOP64.98	-31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.94	$0.38 DOP22.77	-52.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.51	$0.51 DOP30.28	-50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.09	$0.51 DOP30.28	-40.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.88	$0.51 DOP30.28	-29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.62	$1.01 DOP59.55	+54.9%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 18.0% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Las Terrenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.07	$4.55 DOP269.59	-3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,181.92	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$29,626.22 DOP2M	-20.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.35	$20.61 DOP1,220.49	+77.3%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 37.1% more for housing

	Bangkok	Las Terrenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.05	$34.89 DOP2,066.36	+106.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,444.22	$724.55 DOP42,907.94	+7.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,227.74	$434.73 DOP25,744.76	+35.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,181.95	$68.45 DOP4,053.39	-0.3%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 76.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Las Terrenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,357.71	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	-86.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424K	$4,427.83 DOP262K	-66.8%
Average			-76.8%

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pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Las Terrenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.64	$2.42 DOP143.03	-13.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.70	$1.99 DOP118.00	-21.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.61	$4.83 DOP286.05	+9.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,621.18	$20.13 DOP1,191.89	-60.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.08	$7.25 DOP429.08	-10.1%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 17.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Las Terrenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,868.03	$41.65 DOP2,466.61	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,208.18	$40.25 DOP2,383.77	+5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,311.25	$67.09 DOP3,972.96	-35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,905.55	$80.51 DOP4,767.55	-12.0%
Average			-17.8%

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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: March 2026

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