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Mandeville vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Mandeville is 42.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Mandeville
Groceries: pay 6.1% more in Mandeville
Transportation: pay 13.3% less in Mandeville
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Mandeville
Childcare: pay 21.0% less in Mandeville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% more in Mandeville
Clothing: pay 26.9% less in Mandeville

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

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Mandeville vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Mandeville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.58	$13.50	+354.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.01	$12.00	+71.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.81	$2.12	+226.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.81	$1.75	+396.6%
Average			+215.6%

Bangkok vs. Mandeville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.1% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Mandeville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.54	$3.44	+133.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.21	$5.33	-38.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB243.73	$3.27	-55.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.97	$1.88	-26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.69	$3.99	+144.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.30	$1.50	-15.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.03	$0.61	-24.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.66	$1.21	-2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.31	$1.93	+120.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.20	$0.75	-4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.19	$0.86	+24.3%
Average			+6.1%

Bangkok vs. Mandeville - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.3% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Mandeville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.25	$3.06	-42.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,172.54	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$36,664.40	+17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB353.50	$15.42	+46.3%
Average			-13.3%

Bangkok vs. Mandeville - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Mandeville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB599.16	$71.15	+298.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,651.82	$1,174.33	+73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,600.91	$916.50	+164.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,749.44	$118.18	+44.1%
Average			+108.4%

Bangkok vs. Mandeville - Cost of housing

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pay 21.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Mandeville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,049.03	$616.67	+8.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB553K	$9,500.00	-42.4%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Mandeville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.62	$5.00	+87.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.66	$5.50	+96.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.35	$9.07	+97.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,958.38	$28.50	-51.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB253.93	$12.99	+71.5%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 26.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Mandeville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,371.47	$48.10	-32.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,439.24	$30.00	-30.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,252.90	$80.00	-17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,684.41	$80.00	-27.2%
Average			-26.9%

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