Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Indonesia

Manado vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Manado is 55.8% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 50.7% less in Manado
Groceries: pay 27.1% less in Manado
Transportation: pay 60.9% less in Manado
Housing: pay 66.2% less in Manado
Childcare: pay 74.9% less in Manado
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.4% less in Manado
Clothing: pay 37.1% less in Manado

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Manado.

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Manado vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.7% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Manado
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$1.40 IDR25,219.51	-53.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	-60.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$0.59 IDR10,592.19	-9.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$0.24 IDR4,371.38	-31.3%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 27.1% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Manado
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$1.08 IDR19,503.09	-26.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$8.38 IDR151K	-2.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$5.15 IDR92,920.48	-29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$1.90 IDR34,298.53	-25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$1.26 IDR22,726.26	-22.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$1.06 IDR19,065.65	-40.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.68 IDR12,202.02	-16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$0.60 IDR10,753.03	-52.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.45 IDR8,083.84	-48.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.37 IDR6,634.85	-53.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$1.29 IDR23,336.36	+86.9%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 60.9% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Manado
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$2.40 IDR43,265.31	-54.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	-76.2%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 66.2% less for housing

	Bangkok	Manado
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$13.97 IDR252K	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$251.45 IDR5M	-62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$82.42 IDR1M	-76.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$41.31 IDR746K	-49.6%
Average			-66.2%

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pay 74.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Manado
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$125.73 IDR2M	-77.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$4,693.82 IDR85M	-71.6%
Average			-74.9%

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pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Manado
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	+25.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$1.77 IDR31,944.71	-36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$2.35 IDR42,368.78	-49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$13.04 IDR235K	-77.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	-66.8%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 37.1% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Manado
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$55.88 IDR1M	-21.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$20.49 IDR370K	-52.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$69.85 IDR1M	-28.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$63.33 IDR1M	-42.4%
Average			-37.1%

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