Cost of living comparison

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Maringa vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Maringa is 11.0% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants
pay 69.9% more in Maringa
Groceries
pay 28.3% less in Maringa
Transportation
pay 7.8% more in Maringa
Housing
pay 19.6% less in Maringa
Childcare
pay 50.2% less in Maringa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 44.4% less in Maringa
Clothing
pay 12.3% less in Maringa

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

Maringa vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

pay 69.9% more for restaurants

 
Bangkok
Maringa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.10
THB98.65
$6.06
R$32.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.20
THB197.30
$7.46
R$40.55
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.79
THB25.19
$1.16
R$6.29

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pay 28.3% less for groceries

 
Bangkok
Maringa
Bread
1 loaf
$1.44
THB45.81
$1.46
R$7.93
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.50
THB270.59
$4.97
R$27.04
Milk (1 gallon) $7.23
THB230.01
$4.45
R$24.18

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pay 7.8% more for transportation

 
Bangkok
Maringa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.69
THB149.30
$4.23
R$22.99
Monthly public transit pass $37.21
THB1,183.78
$55.92
R$304.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,206.42
THB1,183,775.25
$44,734.39
R$243,328.24

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pay 19.6% less for housing

 
Bangkok
Maringa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.91
THB537.90
$19.52
R$106.20
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $675.06
THB21,477.90
$354.15
R$1,926.35
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $321.97
THB10,243.81
$209.69
R$1,140.60

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pay 50.2% less for childcare

 
Bangkok
Maringa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $609.37
THB19,388.11
$279.59
R$1,520.80
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,346.39
THB424,634.53
$7,157.50
R$38,932.52

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pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bangkok
Maringa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.79
THB88.78
$1.49
R$8.11
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.54
THB80.83
$1.86
R$10.14
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.40
THB139.83
$1.86
R$10.14

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pay 12.3% less for clothing

 
Bangkok
Maringa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.81
THB1,870.97
$39.70
R$215.95
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.03
THB1,210.07
$54.99
R$299.09
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.24
THB3,316.45
$80.77
R$439.34

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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: December 2025
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