Cost of living comparison

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Lucerne vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Lucerne is 4.1 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 10.7 times more in Lucerne
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Lucerne
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Lucerne
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Lucerne
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Lucerne
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Lucerne
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Lucerne

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Lucerne are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Lucerne.

Lucerne vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.7 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Lucerne
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$56.31 CHF45.20	+1716.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$16.27 CHF13.06	+162.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$5.63 CHF4.52	+611.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$5.01 CHF4.02	+1401.6%
Average			+972.8%

Bangkok vs. Lucerne - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Bangkok	Lucerne
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$3.79 CHF3.04	+163.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$15.56 CHF12.49	+83.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$8.57 CHF6.88	+18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$8.40 CHF6.74	+267.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$15.32 CHF12.30	+1010.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$1.65 CHF1.33	+3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$1.07 CHF0.86	+31.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$1.25 CHF1.01	+22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$3.10 CHF2.49	+263.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$1.09 CHF0.88	+51.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$1.15 CHF0.92	+76.6%
Average			+181.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Bangkok	Lucerne
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$8.32 CHF6.68	+77.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	$100.10 CHF80.36	+169.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$43,794.67 CHF35,157.35	+17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	$48.30 CHF38.77	+315.4%
Average			+144.8%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Lucerne
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$67.78 CHF54.41	+300.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	$2,052.09 CHF1,647.37	+204.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	$1,798.71 CHF1,443.96	+458.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$191.66 CHF153.86	+179.0%
Average			+285.6%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Bangkok	Lucerne
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$2,954.26 CHF2,371.61	+384.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$43,377.58 CHF34,822.52	+225.0%
Average			+304.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Lucerne
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$8.76 CHF7.03	+213.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$6.51 CHF5.22	+156.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$11.26 CHF9.04	+156.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	$94.34 CHF75.73	+84.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$22.52 CHF18.08	+179.4%
Average			+158.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Bangkok	Lucerne
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$143.90 CHF115.52	+144.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$90.72 CHF72.83	+138.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$151.40 CHF121.54	+45.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$162.67 CHF130.58	+77.8%
Average			+101.6%

Bangkok vs. Lucerne - Cost of clothing

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