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Luang Prabang vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Luang Prabang is 1.5% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 8.8% more in Luang Prabang
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Luang Prabang
Transportation: pay 3.8% more in Luang Prabang
Housing: pay 42.1% more in Luang Prabang
Childcare: pay 44.7% less in Luang Prabang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.6% less in Luang Prabang
Clothing: pay 3.4% more in Luang Prabang

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

Luang Prabang vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luang Prabang instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 8.8% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Luang Prabang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB102.09	$1.85 LAK40,115	-40.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB204.18	$5.54 LAK120K	-10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.07	$0.90 LAK19,538	+13.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.98	$0.57 LAK12,489	+72.5%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Luang Prabang
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.41	$1.10 LAK23,949	-23.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB280.03	$12.58 LAK273K	+48.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB238.03	$6.50 LAK141K	-10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB75.21	$2.40 LAK52,143	+5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.44	$1.20 LAK26,072	-13.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB52.37	$0.62 LAK13,469	-61.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.89	$1.00 LAK21,726	+22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.70	$1.00 LAK21,726	-2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.08	$2.00 LAK43,453	+134.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.72	$0.67 LAK14,557	-7.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.38	$0.45 LAK9,777	-30.7%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 3.8% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Luang Prabang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB154.51	$4.27 LAK92,687	-9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,225.08	$59.59 LAK1M	+60.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$28,543.54 LAK620M	-23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB382.84	$10.16 LAK221K	-12.6%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 42.1% more for housing

	Bangkok	Luang Prabang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB556.66	$6.92 LAK150K	-59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,227.29	$1,142.50 LAK25M	+69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,601.23	$850.11 LAK18M	+164.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,261.62	$64.60 LAK1M	-5.9%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 44.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Luang Prabang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB20,064.59	$254.79 LAK6M	-58.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB439K	$9,201.32 LAK200M	-31.1%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Luang Prabang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB91.88	$1.34 LAK29,079	-52.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB83.65	$1.58 LAK34,348	-37.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB144.71	$2.00 LAK43,453	-54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,680.38	$84.48 LAK2M	+65.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB265.43	$2.49 LAK54,024	-69.2%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 3.4% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Luang Prabang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,936.25	$72.71 LAK2M	+23.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,252.29	$61.17 LAK1M	+60.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,432.16	$74.56 LAK2M	-28.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB3,011.65	$52.86 LAK1M	-42.2%
Average			+3.4%

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